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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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