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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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¨¨¨¨¨^**£# CAME TO TRUST  THEM. = = =  = = = = = US #£**^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^=*%*¤£## KIDS  WOULD PLAY DOWN  AT THE WATER EVEN ##£¤*%*=^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨==%¤ THOUGH WE  WERE NOT ALLOWED. = = = = = = ¤%==¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨^=*%*¤£## ENTIRELY,  AND  THE  RIVER  AT THE  DAMS ##£¤*%*=^¨
¨^=*%*¤£## FOOT WOULD DRY  UP, REVEALING  THE ROCKY ##£¤*%*=^¨
¨^=*%%**£# WATER  GARDEN  THAT   HAD  BEEN   HIDDEN #£**%%*=^¨
¨¨¨^^^**¤£ BENEATH,  AND WE WOULD GO THERE. = = = = £¤**^^^¨¨¨
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¨^=*%*¤£## THERE WOULD  BE  A SIGNAL, BUT THE ELVES ##£¤*%*=^¨
¨^=*%*¤£## WOULD MAKE US NOT  HEAR IT, AND SUDDENLY ##£¤*%*=^¨
¨¨¨¨¨^***£ WE  WOULD FIND THE WATER RISING, ALREADY £***^¨¨¨¨¨
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