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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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