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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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