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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 ,,^~/=£#@#
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#@#£=/~^,, ~ ~ 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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,,,,,^~/=
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~^,,,,,,,, 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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