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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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