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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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