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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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