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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 ..@.......
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@.@@@.@@@. ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ @@@......@
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