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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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