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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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