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