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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. ~ ~ ~ ,,,&&&&&&&
,,,,&&,,,, ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &&,,&&&&&&
,&&,,,,&&, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &,,,,&&&&,
,,,,&&,,,, 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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