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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. ~ ~ ~  ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ &$:~,.....
....,~:$&@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @&$:~,....
...,~:$&@£ ~  by then the  elves would  be  gone. ~ £@&$:~,...
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