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#@¶@£$*~,, ~ ~ ~ ~ beyond the great dam. ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,~*$£@¶@#
@¶@£$*~,,, ~ it was built in the late sixties. ~ ,,,~*$£@¶@
¶@£$*~,,,, ~ ~ ~ the elves came to us then. ~ ~ ~ ,,,,~*$£@¶
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*~,,,,,,,, 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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