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¶££=~~.... ~ ~ ~ ~ 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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