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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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