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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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