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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. =  = =  = = = = =  = = = = ^†=.,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.=† = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = †=.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.= = by  then the elves  would  be gone.  = =.,,,,,,,,
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