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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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