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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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