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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ,,,,,,,,,,
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^,,,,,,,,, ~  by then  the elves  would be  gone. ~ ,,,,,,,,,^
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