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¨^==^%#¶## = it was built in the late sixties. = ##¶#%^==^¨
¨^==^%#¶¶# = = = the elves came to us then. = = = #¶¶#%^==^¨
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¨^==^%#¶## kids would play down at the water even ##¶#%^==^¨
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¨^==^%#¶## beneath, and we would go there. = = = = ##¶#%^==^¨
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¨^==^%#¶## there would be a signal, but the elves ##¶#%^==^¨
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¨^==^%#¶## we would find the water rising, already ##¶#%^==^¨
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