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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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