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,:~^=¤££## ~ ~ ~ ~ BEYOND THE GREAT DAM. ~ ~ ~ ~ ##££¤=^~:,
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,:~^=¤££## FOOT WOULD DRY UP, REVEALING THE ROCKY ##££¤=^~:,
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