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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ....~~;¤¶@
¶¶¶&¤$;~:. ~ ~ sometimes the sluice would close .:~;$¤&¶¶¶
@@¶&¤$;~:. entirely, and the river at the dams .:~;$¤&¶@@
##@¶&¤$;:. foot would dry up, revealing the rocky .:;$¤&¶@##
@¶¶&¤$;~:. water garden that had been hidden .:~;$¤&¶¶@
¶&&$~:.... beneath, and we would go there. ~ ~ ~ ~ ....:~$&&¶
#@¶&¤$;~:. ~ ~ ~ ~ before the dam opened again, .:~;$¤&¶@#
#@¶&¤$;~:. there would be a signal, but the elves .:~;$¤&¶@#
&$~~:..... would make us not hear it, and suddenly .....:~~$&
¶¶¶&¤$;~:. we would find the water rising, already .:~;$¤&¶¶¶
##@&¤$;~:. at our knees. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .:~;$¤&@##
&¤;~:..... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .....:~;¤&
##@¶&¤$;:. ~ by then the elves would be gone. ~ .:;$¤&¶@##
#@¶&¤$;~:. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .:~;$¤&¶@#
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