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.^~=*£££££ ~ ~ ~ ~ ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND ~ ~ ~ ~ £££££*=~^.
.^~=*££@## ~ ~ ~ ~ BEYOND THE GREAT DAM. ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@££*=~^.
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...^^=***£ CAME TO TRUST THEM. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ US £***=^^...
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.^~=*££@@# 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. ~ ~ ~ ~ £*=^......
.^~=*£££@@ ~ ~ ~ ~ BEFORE THE DAM OPENED AGAIN, @@£££*=~^.
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