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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.  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ,,,,,~^^@@
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@§/~,,,,,, ~ by  then  the  elves would  be gone. ~ ,,,,,,~/§@
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##@@§^/~,, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ,,~/^§@@##
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