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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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