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§†^~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~ IT WAS BUILT IN THE LATE SIXTIES. ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~^†§
##£§@†^~.¨ ~ ~ ~ THE ELVES CAME TO US THEN. ~ ~ ~ ¨.~^†@§£##
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§§†^^.¨¨¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ BEFORE THE DAM OPENED AGAIN, ¨¨¨¨.^^†§§
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