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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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