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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .-~^=&§¶@#
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¶§&=^~-... ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ ...-~^=&§¶
§&=^~-.... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ....-~^=&§
&=^~-..... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .....-~^=&
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