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,,,,:-:=$& - - - - elves live in the land - - - - &$=:-:,,,,
,,,:-:=$&# - - - - beyond the great dam. - - - - #&$=:-:,,,
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,,,,,:-:=$ came to trust them. - - - - - - - - us $=:-:,,,,,
,,,,,,:-:= kids would play down at the water even =:-:,,,,,,
,,,,,:-:=$ though we were not allowed. - - - - - - $=:-:,,,,,
,,,,:-:=$& - - sometimes the sluice would close &$=:-:,,,,
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,,,:-:=$&# - - - - before the dam opened again, #&$=:-:,,,
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,,,,,:-:=$ would make us not hear it, and suddenly $=:-:,,,,,
,,,,,,:-:= we would find the water rising, already =:-:,,,,,,
,,,,,:-:=$ at our knees. - - - - - - - - - - - - $=:-:,,,,,
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