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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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