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##@£§%*~,, ~ IT WAS BUILT IN THE LATE SIXTIES. ~ ,,~*%§£@##
##@£§%*~,, ~ ~ ~ THE ELVES CAME TO US THEN. ~ ~ ~ ,,~*%§£@##
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##@£§%*~,, CAME TO TRUST THEM. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ US ,,~*%§£@##
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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 ,,~*%§£@##
@£§*~,,,,, WATER GARDEN THAT HAD BEEN HIDDEN ,,,,,~*§£@
££%~~~,,,, BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO THERE. ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,,,~~~%££
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##@£§%*~,, WE WOULD FIND THE WATER RISING, ALREADY ,,~*%§£@##
##@£§%*~,, AT OUR KNEES. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,~*%§£@##
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##@£§%*~,, ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ ,,~*%§£@##
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