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§*~^,,,,,, ~ ~ ~ ~ ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,,,,,^~*§
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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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#@£§$*^~^, ~ ~ SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE ,^~^*$§£@#
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@££§$*^~^, FOOT WOULD DRY UP, REVEALING THE ROCKY ,^~^*$§££@
£$**^~^,,, WATER GARDEN THAT HAD BEEN HIDDEN ,,,^~^**$£
#@£§$*^~^, BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO THERE. ~ ~ ~ ~ ,^~^*$§£@#
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#@£§$*^~^, THERE WOULD BE A SIGNAL, BUT THE ELVES ,^~^*$§£@#
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