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¨¨¨¨^:*£#@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND ~ ~ ~ ~ @#£*:^¨¨¨¨
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¨^~:*££&&& ~ IT WAS BUILT IN THE LATE SIXTIES. ~ &&&££*:~^¨
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¨^~:*£&#@# CAME TO TRUST THEM. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ US #@#&£*:~^¨
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¨^~:***£## THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##£***:~^¨
¨^~:****&@ ~ ~ SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE @&****:~^¨
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¨^~:*£&#@# ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ #@#&£*:~^¨
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