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££%=~~,,,, ~ ~ ~ ~ ELVES  LIVE  IN THE LAND ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,,,~~=%££
#@@£%==~^, ~ ~  ~ ~ BEYOND THE GREAT DAM.  ~  ~ ~ ~ ,^~==%£@@#
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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 ,^~==%£@@#
##@£%==~^, ENTIRELY,  AND  THE  RIVER  AT  THE DAMS ,^~==%£@##
##@@£%=~^, FOOT  WOULD DRY  UP, REVEALING THE ROCKY ,^~=%£@@##
@@@£%==~^, WATER   GARDEN   THAT  HAD  BEEN  HIDDEN ,^~==%£@@@
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@£=====~^, WE WOULD FIND THE WATER RISING,  ALREADY ,^~=====£@
#@@£%==~^, AT OUR  KNEES. ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ,^~==%£@@#
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