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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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