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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 ,,,,,==^*@
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##@¤*†^=,, beneath, and we would go there. = = = = ,,=^†*¤@##
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¤**†††^=,, there would be a signal, but the elves ,,=^†††**¤
##@¤*†^=,, would make us not hear it, and suddenly ,,=^†*¤@##
##@¤*†^=,, we would find the water rising, already ,,=^†*¤@##
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##@¤*†^=,, = by then the elves would be gone. = ,,=^†*¤@##
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