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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.  ~ ~ ~ §§,,,,,,§§
§§§§,,,,§, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ §,,§§§§,,§
§§§,,§§,,, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,,,§§,,,,
,§,,,,,,§, 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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