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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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