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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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¨^~^^£@##@ came to trust them. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ us @##@£^^~^¨
¨¨¨¨^^^@## kids would play down at the water even ##@^^^¨¨¨¨
¨¨^~^^^^£@ though we were not allowed. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @£^^^^~^¨¨
¨^~^^£@#@# ~ ~ sometimes the sluice would close #@#@£^^~^¨
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¨^~^^^££@@ 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 #@#@£^^~^¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~^@@ we would find the water rising, already @@^~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨^~^^£@#@# ~ by then the elves would be gone. ~ #@#@£^^~^¨
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