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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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