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..~;%&£@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@£&%;~..
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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 ##@£&%;~..
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..~;%&£@## WE WOULD FIND THE WATER RISING, ALREADY ##@£&%;~..
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