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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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