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##¤*:,.... - - - - BEYOND THE GREAT DAM. - - - - ....,:*¤##
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¤**-,,.... THEY WERE VERY MANIPULATIVE, AND WE ....,,-**¤
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###¤$*:-,. - - SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE .,-:*$¤###
#$**--.... ENTIRELY, AND THE RIVER AT THE DAMS ....--**$#
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#¤¤**-.... BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO THERE. - - - - ....-**¤¤#
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