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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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