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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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