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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. ~ &¨&¨¨&¨&¨&
¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &¨&¨&&¨&¨&
¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &¨&¨¨&¨&¨&
¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&&¨&¨&
¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨¨&¨&¨&
¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&&¨&¨&
¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨¨&¨&¨&
¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&&¨&¨&