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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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