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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 #££@^*~^¨¨
¨^~*^@££## though we were not allowed. ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ##££@^*~^¨
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¨^~*^@££## entirely, and  the  river  at  the  dams ##££@^*~^¨
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¨^~*^@££## ~  by then  the elves  would be  gone. ~ ##££@^*~^¨
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