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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. ~ ~  ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~
†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†
*†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†*
£*†~-¨¨¨¨¨ 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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