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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.  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@@&$†/~..
...~/†$&@@ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @@&$†/~...
....~/†$&@ ~ BY  THEN THE  ELVES  WOULD  BE GONE. ~ @&$†/~....
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