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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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