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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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