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§=~....... THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .......~=§
£§§=^~~~.. ~ ~ SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE ..~~~^=§§£
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#@£§$=^~~. THERE WOULD BE A SIGNAL, BUT THE ELVES .~~^=$§£@#
#@£§$=^~~. WOULD MAKE US NOT HEAR IT, AND SUDDENLY .~~^=$§£@#
#@£§$=^~~. WE WOULD FIND THE WATER RISING, ALREADY .~~^=$§£@#
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#@£§$=^~~. ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ .~~^=$§£@#
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