¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨& &¨&¨¨¨&¨&&
¨¨&&¨¨¨¨&¨ &&&¨¨&&&¨&
¨&¨&¨¨¨&&& ¨¨&¨&¨¨&&&
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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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