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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .....~;¤¤#
###&¤†;~~. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .~~;†¤&###
#&&†~..... ~ by then the elves would be gone. ~ .....~†&&#
#&&&¤†;~~. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .~~;†¤&&&#
###&¤†;~~. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .~~;†¤&###
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