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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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