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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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