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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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