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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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