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¨.-^%¤&&¶@ - - - - ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND - - - - @¶&&¤%^-.¨
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¨.-^%¤&¶@# 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 ##@¶&¤^-.¨
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¨¨¨.^^^¤&@ BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO THERE. - - - - @&¤^^^.¨¨¨
¨.-%¤&¶@## - - - - BEFORE THE DAM OPENED AGAIN, ##@¶&¤%-.¨
¨.-^%¤&¶## THERE WOULD BE A SIGNAL, BUT THE ELVES ##¶&¤%^-.¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨.-%& - BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. - &%-.¨¨¨¨¨¨
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