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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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