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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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