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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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