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¨:~;**@£## ~ it was built in the late sixties. ~ ##£@**;~:¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~**@ ~ ~ ~ the elves came to us then. ~ ~ ~ @**~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨:~;**@### came to trust them. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ us ###@**;~:¨
¨:~;****£# kids would play down at the water even #£****;~:¨
¨:~;**@£## though we were not allowed. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##£@**;~:¨
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¨¨¨¨:::~*@ 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 #@****;~:¨
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