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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 .&.&.&&..&
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.&.&..&.&& 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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