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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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