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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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