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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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