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###¤%^\=.¨ = = = = elves live in the land = = = = ¨.=\^%¤###
###¤%^\=.¨ = = = = beyond the great dam. = = = = ¨.=\^%¤###
###¤%^\=.¨ = it was built in the late sixties. = ¨.=\^%¤###
###¤%^\=.¨ = = = the elves came to us then. = = = ¨.=\^%¤###
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###¤%^\=.¨ beneath, and we would go there. = = = = ¨.=\^%¤###
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