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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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