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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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