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##@£&†:~^¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨^~:†&£@##
#@@£&†:~^¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ BEYOND THE GREAT DAM. ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨^~:†&£@@#
##@£&†:~^¨ ~ IT WAS BUILT IN THE LATE SIXTIES. ~ ¨^~:†&£@##
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@@@£&†:~^¨ ~ ~ SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE ¨^~:†&£@@@
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#@@£&†:~^¨ BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO THERE. ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨^~:†&£@@#
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