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,,,,~††%@¶                                          ¶@%††~,,,,
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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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,^~†%@@¶@#                                          #@¶@@%†~^,
,,^~~%%%@¶                                          ¶@%%%~~^,,