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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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