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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .&.&.&&.&&
.&&.&.&&.. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &&&&&.&&.&
&.&&&&.&.& ~ by then the elves would be gone. ~ ....&&.&&&
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.&..&...&& ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ..&&&.&..&
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