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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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