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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ..........
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:~........ ~ by then the elves would be gone. ~ ........~:
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