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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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