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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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