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#@##£%\~~¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ beyond the great dam. ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨~~\%£##@#
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#%%%~~¨¨¨¨ came to trust them. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ us ¨¨¨¨~~%%%#
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#@##£%\~~¨ 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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