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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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