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##¶#$§/~:¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ elves live in the land ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨:~/§$#¶##
###¶#$§~:¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ beyond the great dam. ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨:~§$#¶###
¶$§§//::¨¨ ~ it was built in the late sixties. ~ ¨¨:://§§$¶
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#§~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ came to trust them. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ us ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~§#
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¶$/::¨¨¨¨¨ though we were not allowed. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨¨¨¨::/$¶
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##¶#$§/~:¨ there would be a signal, but the elves ¨:~/§$#¶##
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¶#$§~:¨¨¨¨ ~ by then the elves would be gone. ~ ¨¨¨¨:~§$#¶
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