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#@££@%/~-. ~ ~ ~ ~ ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND ~ ~ ~ ~ .-~/%@££@#
@££@%/~-.. ~ ~ ~ ~ BEYOND THE GREAT DAM. ~ ~ ~ ~ ..-~/%@££@
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£@%/~-.... THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ....-~/%@£
££@%/~-... ~ ~ SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE ...-~/%@££
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@££@%/~-.. WATER GARDEN THAT HAD BEEN HIDDEN ..-~/%@££@
££@%/~-... BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO THERE. ~ ~ ~ ~ ...-~/%@££
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