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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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