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##£¤¤=^~.. ~ ~ ~ ~ elves live in the land ~ ~ ~ ~ ..~^=¤¤£##
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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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£¤¤=^^~... water garden that had been hidden ...~^^=¤¤£
¤¤=~...... beneath, and we would go there. ~ ~ ~ ~ ......~=¤¤
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##£¤¤=^~.. there would be a signal, but the elves ..~^=¤¤£##
¤¤¤¤=~.... would make us not hear it, and suddenly ....~=¤¤¤¤
£¤=^...... we would find the water rising, already ......^=¤£
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