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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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