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.......... CAME TO TRUST THEM. = = = = = = = = US ..........
.......... KIDS WOULD PLAY DOWN AT THE WATER EVEN ..........
.......... THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED. = = = = = = ..........
.......... = = SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE ..........
.......... ENTIRELY, AND THE RIVER AT THE DAMS ..........
-......... FOOT WOULD DRY UP, REVEALING THE ROCKY .........-
=-........ WATER GARDEN THAT HAD BEEN HIDDEN ........-=
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