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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~  ~ ,,,,,,^~;*
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~^,,,,,,,, ~ BY  THEN THE ELVES  WOULD BE  GONE.  ~ ,,,,,,,,^~
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