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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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*%†~...... came to trust them. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ us ......~†%*
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*%†~...... though we were not allowed. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ......~†%*
§*%†~..... ~ ~ sometimes the sluice would close .....~†%*§
£§*%†~.... entirely, and the river at the dams ....~†%*§£
#£§*%†~... foot would dry up, revealing the rocky ...~†%*§£#
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#£§*%†~... 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 .......~†%
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