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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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