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.,-†§$#@## - - - -  elves live in the land - - -  - ##@#$§†-,.
.,-†§$#@## - - -  -  beyond the  great dam. - - - - ##@#$§†-,.
....-§§§#@ - it  was built in  the late  sixties. - @#§§§-....
.,-†§$#@## - - -  the elves came to us then. -  - - ##@#$§†-,.
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.,-†§$#@## came to trust them.  - -  - - - - - - us ##@#$§†-,.
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......,†$# though we  were not allowed. - - - - - - #$†,......
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.,-†§$#@## entirely,  and  the river  at  the  dams ##@#$§†-,.
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.,-†§$#@## -  - - - before  the dam  opened  again, ##@#$§†-,.
.,-†§$#@## there  would be a  signal, but the elves ##@#$§†-,.
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