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¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=^                                          ^=~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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