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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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