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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. - - - #§^^:-.¨¨¨
¨.-:^§#@## - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ##@#§^:-.¨
¨.-:^§@### - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ###@§^:-.¨
¨.-:^§@#@# 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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