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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. - - - - - - -  - - - -  - -,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,-^§ - by  then the  elves  would  be gone. - §^-,,,,,,,
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