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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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,..~;^*¤¤# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #¤¤*^;~..,
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