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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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