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@@@§£§^~^, ~ ~ ~ ~ Elves Live In The Land ~ ~ ~ ~ ,^~^§£§@@@
@@§§~^,,,, ~ ~ ~ ~ Beyond The Great Dam. ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,,,^~§§@@
§§§^^^^~^, ~ It Was Built In The Late Sixties. ~ ,^~^^^^§§§
@§£^^,,,,, ~ ~ ~ The Elves Came To Us Then. ~ ~ ~ ,,,,,^^£§@
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##@§£§^~^, Came To Trust Them. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Us ,^~^§£§@##
##@§£§^~^, Kids Would Play Down At The Water Even ,^~^§£§@##
##@§£§^~^, Though We Were Not Allowed. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,^~^§£§@##
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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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