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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.  ~ ~ ~  ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,§,§§,,,,
§§§§§§,,§, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ,,§§§,§,,,
§,,,,,§,§§ ~  by then the elves  would  be  gone. ~ ,,§,,§§§,,
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§,§,,,§,,§ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ §§§,§§§,§§
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