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.......... ~  ~  ~ ~ 3LVES L1V3 1N TH3 L4ND ~ ~ ~ ~ ..........
.......... ~ ~  ~ ~  B3YOND TH3 GR34T  D4M. ~ ~ ~ ~ ..........
.......... ~  1T W4S  BU1LT 1N  TH3 L4T3 S1XTI3S. ~ ..........
.......... ~ ~ ~ TH3 3LVES C4M3 TO US  TH3N. ~  ~ ~ ..........
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.......~~^ TH3Y  W3RE  V3RY  M4N1PULATIV3,  4ND  W3 ^~~.......
......~~^= C4M3 TO TRUST  TH3M.  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ US =^~~......
.....~~^=§ K1DS WOULD  PL4Y DOWN 4T  TH3 W4T3R 3VEN §=^~~.....
....~~^=§& THOUGH W3 W3RE  NOT 4LLOW3D. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &§=^~~....
...~~^=§&# ~ ~  SOM3T1MES TH3  SLU1C3  WOULD  CLOS3 #&§=^~~...
..~~^=§&## 3NT1RELY, 4ND  TH3  R1V3R  4T  TH3  D4MS ##&§=^~~..
.~~^=§&### FOOT WOULD DRY UP, R3VE4L1NG  TH3  ROCKY ###&§=^~~.
..~~^=§&## W4T3R  G4RD3N  TH4T  H4D   B3EN   H1DD3N ##&§=^~~..
...~~^=§&# B3NE4TH, 4ND W3 WOULD GO TH3RE. ~ ~  ~ ~ #&§=^~~...
....~~^=§& ~  ~ ~ ~  B3FORE  TH3  D4M OP3NED 4GA1N, &§=^~~....
.....~~^=§ TH3RE WOULD B3 4  S1GN4L, BUT  TH3 3LVES §=^~~.....
......~~^= WOULD M4K3 US NOT H34R 1T,  4ND SUDD3NLY =^~~......
.......~~^ W3 WOULD  F1ND TH3 W4T3R R1SING, 4LR3ADY ^~~.......
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.......... ~ BY TH3N  TH3 3LVES  WOULD  B3  GON3. ~ ..........
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