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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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