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##¶@£†\~^¨ ~ IT WAS BUILT IN THE LATE SIXTIES. ~ ¨^~\†£@¶##
##¶@£†\~^¨ ~ ~ ~ THE ELVES CAME TO US THEN. ~ ~ ~ ¨^~\†£@¶##
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@†\^¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEY WERE VERY MANIPULATIVE, AND WE ¨¨¨¨¨¨^\†@
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#¶¶@£†\~^¨ ~ ~ SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE ¨^~\†£@¶¶#
##¶@£†\~^¨ ENTIRELY, AND THE RIVER AT THE DAMS ¨^~\†£@¶##
#¶¶@£†\~^¨ FOOT WOULD DRY UP, REVEALING THE ROCKY ¨^~\†£@¶¶#
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