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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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