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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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