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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@@&%%;~.,
,.;%%&@@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@@&%%;.,
,.~;%%&@@# ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ #@@&%%;~.,
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