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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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