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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. ~ ~ ~ @@@&¤%†~-,
,-~†%¤&@@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@@&¤%†~-,
,,,,-~~%&& ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &&%~~-,,,,
,,,~~†%¤&@ 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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