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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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