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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 ##@¤£%=~^¨
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¨^~=%£¤@## foot would dry up, revealing the rocky ##@¤£%=~^¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^==£¤ 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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