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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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