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##£&*=*~,, ~ ~ ~ ~ Beyond The Great Dam. ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,~*=*&£##
&&&&*=*~,, ~ It Was Built In The Late Sixties. ~ ,,~*=*&&&&
#&**=~~~,, ~ ~ ~ The Elves Came To Us Then. ~ ~ ~ ,,~~~=**
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##£&*=*~,, Came To Trust Them. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Us ,,~*=*&£##
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###£&**~,, Though We Were Not Allowed. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,~**&£###
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#££&*=*~,, Entirely, And The River At The Dams ,,~*=*&££#
#££&*=*~,, Foot Would Dry Up, Revealing The Rocky ,,~*=*&££#
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##£&*=*~,, Beneath, And We Would Go There. ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,~*=*&£##
##£&*=*~,, ~ ~ ~ ~ Before The Dam Opened Again, ,,~*=*&£##
##£&*=*~,, 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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