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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,^~\&#¶@##
#@¶#&%\~^, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,^~\%&#¶@#
¶&%%%\\~^, ~ by then the elves would be gone. ~ ,^~\\%%%&¶
#@¶#&%\~^, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,^~\%&#¶@#
#@¶#&%\~^, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,^~\%&#¶@#
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