#&@%=,,,,,                                          ,,,,,=%@&#
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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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