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&&££\,,,.. ~ ~ ~ ~ ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND ~ ~ ~ ~ ..,,,\££&&
###&£^\~,. ~ ~ ~ ~ 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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###&£^\~,. THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .,~\^£&###
###&£^\~,. ~ ~ SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE .,~\^£&###
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&&£££^\~,. BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO THERE. ~ ~ ~ ~ .,~\^£££&&
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###&£^\~,. ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ .,~\^£&###
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