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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. =  =  = = = = = = = =  = = #§££%==,,,
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,,,,=%%§§# =  by then the elves would  be  gone.  = #§§%%=,,,,
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