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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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