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##¶§£%/~,, ~ ~ ~ ~ beyond the great dam. ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,~/%£§¶##
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##¶§£%/~,, ~ ~ ~ the elves came to us then. ~ ~ ~ ,,~/%£§¶##
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¶¶¶§£%/~,, came to trust them. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ us ,,~/%£§¶¶¶
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§§§£/~~,,, foot would dry up, revealing the rocky ,,,~~/£§§§
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##¶§£%/~,, beneath, and we would go there. ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,~/%£§¶##
###§£%/~,, ~ ~ ~ ~ before the dam opened again, ,,~/%£§###
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