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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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