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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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .&.&...&.&
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&&&...&.&& ~ by then the elves would be gone. ~ ...&.&..&.
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