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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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