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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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