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