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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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