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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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