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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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