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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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