,-*§$&@### ###@&$§*-,
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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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