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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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