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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. ~ ~ ~ ,:~:*&&@##
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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,:~:****&&
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@&:::,,,,, ~ By Then The Elves Would Be Gone. ~ ,,,,,:::&@
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