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¨,==^¤¤### = IT WAS BUILT IN THE LATE SIXTIES. = ###¤¤^==,¨
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¨,==^¤¤### KIDS WOULD PLAY DOWN AT THE WATER EVEN ###¤¤^==,¨
¨,==^¤¤### THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED. = = = = = = ###¤¤^==,¨
¨,==^¤¤### = = SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE ###¤¤^==,¨
¨,==^¤¤### 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 ###¤¤^==,¨
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