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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 @.@.@..@@@
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@@@@...@@. = by then the elves would be gone. = ...@..@@@@
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