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,:~:%£§### ~ IT WAS BUILT IN THE LATE SIXTIES. ~ ###§£%:~:,
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,:~:%£§@## THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@§£%:~:,
,:~:%£§#@@ ~ ~ SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE @@#§£%:~:,
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,:~:%%£§§§ WATER GARDEN THAT HAD BEEN HIDDEN §§§£%%:~:,
,:~:%£§#@# BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO THERE. ~ ~ ~ ~ #@#§£%:~:,
,:~:%£#@## ~ ~ ~ ~ BEFORE THE DAM OPENED AGAIN, ##@#£%:~:,
,:~:%£§#@# THERE WOULD BE A SIGNAL, BUT THE ELVES #@#§£%:~:,
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,:~:%£§#@# WE WOULD FIND THE WATER RISING, ALREADY #@#§£%:~:,
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