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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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