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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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