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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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