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###¤£†^=-. = = = = BEYOND THE GREAT DAM. = = = = .-=^†£¤###
#@@¤£†^=-. = IT WAS BUILT IN THE LATE SIXTIES. = .-=^†£¤@@#
¤£^---.... = = = THE ELVES CAME TO US THEN. = = = ....---^£¤
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##@¤£†^=-. THEY WERE VERY MANIPULATIVE, AND WE .-=^†£¤@##
¤£†^-..... 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 .-=^†£¤@##
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¤££^=-.... BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO THERE. = = = = ....-=^££¤
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@¤¤†^=.... = BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. = ....=^†¤¤@
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