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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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