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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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