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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. =  =  = = = = = = = = = = ,,§§,,,,§,
§§,,§,,,,, = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = = = = §,§,§,,,§§
,,§,§§,,,, =  by then the elves  would  be  gone. = §§§§§§,,§,
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