,^~**$@###                                          ###@$**~^,
,,^~**$@##                                          ##@$**~^,,
,,,^~**$@#                                          #@$**~^,,,
,,,,^~**$@                                          @$**~^,,,,
,,,,,^~**$                                          $**~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~** ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ **~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~* ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ *~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND ~  ~ ~  ~ ~^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ ~ ~ ~  ~ BEYOND THE GREAT DAM. ~ ~  ~  ~ ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ~ IT WAS BUILT IN  THE  LATE SIXTIES.  ~ ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ~ ~ ~  THE ELVES CAME TO US  THEN. ~ ~ ~ ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, THEY  WERE  VERY  MANIPULATIVE,  AND  WE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, CAME TO TRUST  THEM. ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ US ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, KIDS WOULD PLAY  DOWN AT THE WATER  EVEN ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED. ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~ ~  ~  SOMETIMES  THE  SLUICE WOULD CLOSE ~^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~* ENTIRELY,  AND  THE  RIVER AT  THE  DAMS *~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~** FOOT  WOULD DRY UP, REVEALING  THE ROCKY **~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~**$ WATER  GARDEN   THAT  HAD   BEEN  HIDDEN $**~^,,,,,
,,,,^~**$@ BENEATH, AND WE  WOULD GO THERE. ~ ~ ~ ~ @$**~^,,,,
,,,^~**$@# ~  ~  ~ ~  BEFORE  THE DAM OPENED AGAIN, #@$**~^,,,
,,^~**$@## THERE WOULD  BE A SIGNAL,  BUT THE ELVES ##@$**~^,,
,^~**$@### WOULD MAKE US  NOT HEAR IT, AND SUDDENLY ###@$**~^,
,,^~**$@## WE WOULD FIND THE WATER RISING,  ALREADY ##@$**~^,,
,,,^~**$@# AT OUR KNEES.  ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@$**~^,,,
,,,,^~**$@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @$**~^,,,,
,,,,,^~**$ ~  BY THEN  THE  ELVES WOULD BE  GONE. ~ $**~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~** ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ **~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~* ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ *~^,,,,,,,
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