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†*~:...... ~ It Was Built In The Late Sixties. ~ ......:~*†
*~:....... ~ ~ ~ The Elves Came To Us Then. ~ ~ ~ .......:~*
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†*~:...... There Would Be A Signal, But The Elves ......:~*†
*~:....... Would Make Us Not Hear It, And Suddenly .......:~*
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*~:....... At Our Knees. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .......:~*
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