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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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¨:~:†@£@@# ~ ~ sometimes the sluice would close #@@£@†:~:¨
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¨:~:†@£@@@ foot would dry up, revealing the rocky @@@£@†:~:¨
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¨¨¨¨~††££@ beneath, and we would go there. ~ ~ ~ ~ @££††~¨¨¨¨
¨:~:†@£@@# ~ ~ ~ ~ before the dam opened again, #@@£@†:~:¨
¨:~:†††@£@ there would be a signal, but the elves @£@†††:~:¨
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¨¨¨¨¨::~†£ we would find the water rising, already £†~::¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨::~~~†@@ ~ by then the elves would be gone. ~ @@†~~~::¨¨
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