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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 .@...@@...
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@.@@@..@@. ~ by then the elves would be gone. ~ @@@...@@..
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