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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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