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@¤%*~..... .....~*%¤@
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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. ~ ~ ~ ..~~***¤§@
#§§¤%**~~. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .~~**%¤§§#
##@§¤%*~~. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .~~*%¤§@##
###@§¤%*~. 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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