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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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