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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 ,:~:%%¤¶@#
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#@¶¤%%:~:, ~ by then the elves would be gone. ~ ,:~:%%¤¶@#
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