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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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