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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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