#@#&*§=~,. .,~=§*&#@#
&**§~,.... ....,~§**&
@#*====~,. .,~====*#@
@#&*===~,. .,~===*&#@
#&§§=~,... ...,~=§§&#
&*=~,,,... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...,,,~=*&
##**§~~... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...~~§**##
##*==,,,,. ~ ~ ~ ~ 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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