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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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£*^~~,,,,, FOOT WOULD DRY UP, REVEALING THE ROCKY ,,,,,~~^*£
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#@£*^~~,,, WE WOULD FIND THE WATER RISING, ALREADY ,,,~~^*£@#
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