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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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