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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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#¶¶&@*/=,¨ FOOT WOULD DRY UP, REVEALING THE ROCKY ¨,=/*@&¶¶#
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##¶&@*/=,¨ 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 ¨,=/*&¶###
##¶&@*/=,¨ AT OUR KNEES. = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨,=/*@&¶##
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