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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~  ~ ~ †/~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~/ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ /~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ ~  by then the  elves  would  be gone. ~ ~,,,,,,,,,
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