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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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¤$^~^..... though we were not allowed. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .....^~^$¤
$^~^...... ~ ~ sometimes the sluice would close ......^~^$
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¤$^~^..... water garden that had been hidden .....^~^$¤
£¤$^~^.... beneath, and we would go there. ~ ~ ~ ~ ....^~^$¤£
#£¤$^~^... ~ ~ ~ ~ before the dam opened again, ...^~^$¤£#
##£¤$^~^.. there would be a signal, but the elves ..^~^$¤£##
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##£¤$^~^.. we would find the water rising, already ..^~^$¤£##
#£¤$^~^... at our knees. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...^~^$¤£#
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¤$^~^..... ~ by then the elves would be gone. ~ .....^~^$¤
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