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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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