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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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