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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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