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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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