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*=,....... = = = = beyond the great dam. = = = = .......,=*
=,........ = 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 .......,=*
=,........ we would find the water rising, already ........,=
,......... at our knees. = = = = = = = = = = = = .........,
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