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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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