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##@&$^=~-. ~ ~ ~ The Elves Came To Us Then. ~ ~ ~ .-~=^$&@##
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##@&$^=~-. Beneath, And We Would Go There. ~ ~ ~ ~ .-~=^$&@##
#@@&$^=~-. ~ ~ ~ ~ Before The Dam Opened Again, .-~=^$&@@#
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##@&$^=~-. Would Make Us Not Hear It, And Suddenly .-~=^$&@##
##@&$^=~-. We Would Find The Water Rising, Already .-~=^$&@##
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