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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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