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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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