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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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