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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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