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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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