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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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