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¨,-^%$§#@# - - - - ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND - - - - #@#§$%^-,¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨-^$# - - - THE ELVES CAME TO US THEN. - - - #$^-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,-^%$§#@@ CAME TO TRUST THEM. - - - - - - - - US @@#§$%^-,¨
¨,-%$§#@## KIDS WOULD PLAY DOWN AT THE WATER EVEN ##@#§$%-,¨
¨,,-----%§ THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED. - - - - - - §%-----,,¨
¨¨¨---^$$# - - SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE #$$^---¨¨¨
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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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