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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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#£¤&*^~~¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨~~^*&
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^~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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