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$^†=-¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = BEYOND THE GREAT DAM. = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨-=†^$
^†=-¨¨¨¨¨¨ = IT WAS BUILT IN THE LATE SIXTIES. = ¨¨¨¨¨¨-=†^
$^†=-¨¨¨¨¨ = = = THE ELVES CAME TO US THEN. = = = ¨¨¨¨¨-=†^$
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@¤$^†=-¨¨¨ THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED. = = = = = = ¨¨¨-=†^$¤@
¤$^†=-¨¨¨¨ = = SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE ¨¨¨¨-=†^$¤
$^†=-¨¨¨¨¨ ENTIRELY, AND THE RIVER AT THE DAMS ¨¨¨¨¨-=†^$
^†=-¨¨¨¨¨¨ FOOT WOULD DRY UP, REVEALING THE ROCKY ¨¨¨¨¨¨-=†^
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¤$^†=-¨¨¨¨ BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO THERE. = = = = ¨¨¨¨-=†^$¤
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##@¤$^†=-¨ WOULD MAKE US NOT HEAR IT, AND SUDDENLY ¨-=†^$¤@##
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