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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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