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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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