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....~**$&@ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @&$**~....
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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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