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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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¨:~^^£¤### ~ ~ SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE ###¤£^^~:¨
¨:~^^£¤### ENTIRELY, AND THE RIVER AT THE DAMS ###¤£^^~:¨
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¨:~^^£¤### WATER GARDEN THAT HAD BEEN HIDDEN ###¤£^^~:¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~^¤# BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO THERE. ~ ~ ~ ~ #¤^~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨:~^^£¤### ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ ###¤£^^~:¨
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