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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 ,^»/%%§@##
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#@@§%%/»^, THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED. » » » » » » ,^»/%%§@@#
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#@@§%%/»^, WE WOULD FIND THE WATER RISING, ALREADY ,^»/%%§@@#
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#@@§%%/»^, » BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. » ,^»/%%§@@#
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