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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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