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¨¨¨~==%£@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND ~ ~ ~ ~ #@£%==~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨~==%£@# ~ IT WAS BUILT IN THE LATE SIXTIES. ~ #@£%==~¨¨¨
¨¨~==%£@## ~ ~ ~ THE ELVES CAME TO US THEN. ~ ~ ~ ##@£%==~¨¨
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¨¨~==%£@## THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@£%==~¨¨
¨~==%£@### ~ ~ SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE ###@£%==~¨
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