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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ......^&&¶
¶¶&&†^.... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ....^†&&¶¶
##¶&&†^~.. ~ by then the elves would be gone. ~ ..~^†&&¶##
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&†~....... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .......~†&
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