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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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