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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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