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¨~~:*&&@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@&&*:~~¨
¨¨~~:*&&@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@&&*:~~¨¨
¨¨¨~~:*&&@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND ~ ~ ~ ~ @&&*:~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~:*&& ~ ~ ~ ~ BEYOND THE GREAT DAM. ~ ~ ~ ~ &&*:~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~:*& ~ IT WAS BUILT IN THE LATE SIXTIES. ~ &*:~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~:* ~ ~ ~ THE ELVES CAME TO US THEN. ~ ~ ~ *:~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ :~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~: 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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