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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. ~ ¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨&¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨&& ¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&& ¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨ ¨¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &¨¨¨¨&¨¨&¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨&¨¨¨¨&¨¨&