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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 ,,@,,,@,,,
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@@@@@@@,,@ ~ by then the elves would be gone. ~ @,@@@@@@@@
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