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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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