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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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