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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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,,,:~*^£&# BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO THERE. ~ ~ ~ ~ #&£^*~:,,,
,,,,:~*^£& ~ ~ ~ ~ BEFORE THE DAM OPENED AGAIN, &£^*~:,,,,
,,,,,:~*^£ THERE WOULD BE A SIGNAL, BUT THE ELVES £^*~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~*^ WOULD MAKE US NOT HEAR IT, AND SUDDENLY ^*~:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~* WE WOULD FIND THE WATER RISING, ALREADY *~:,,,,,,,
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