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###£*%:~., ~ ~ ~ ~ BEYOND THE GREAT DAM. ~ ~ ~ ~ ,.~:%*£###
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###£*%:~., ~ ~ ~ THE ELVES CAME TO US THEN. ~ ~ ~ ,.~:%*£###
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