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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. ~ ~  ~ §,§§,,§§§§
§§§,§§,,§§ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,§§,§,§,,,
§,,§§,§,§, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ §§,§§§§§,,
§§,§,§§§§§ 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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