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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 ....,-^†%¤
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##¤%†^-,.. - - sometimes the sluice would close ..,-^†%¤##
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##¤%†^-,.. 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 ........,-
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.......... - by then the elves would be gone. - ..........
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