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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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