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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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