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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.  ~ ~ ~ **/~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~/* ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ */~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~/** ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ **/~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~/**@ 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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