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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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