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.#.#..#.## ~ ~ ~ ~ BEYOND THE GREAT DAM. ~ ~ ~ ~ .##.#..#.#
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.#.#.##..# BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO THERE. ~ ~ ~ ~ ..#.#.##.#
.#.#..#.## ~ ~ ~ ~ BEFORE THE DAM OPENED AGAIN, .##.#..#.#
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