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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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