3LVES L1V3  1N  TH3 L4ND     
       B3YOND TH3 GR34T D4M.      
   1T W4S  BU1LT  1N TH3 L4T3 S1XTI3S.  
     TH3 3LVES C4M3 TO US TH3N.     
                      
                      
 TH3Y  W3RE  V3RY  M4N1PULATIV3,  4ND  W3 
 C4M3 TO TRUST TH3M.           US 
 K1DS WOULD PL4Y DOWN 4T  TH3  W4T3R 3VEN 
 THOUGH W3 W3RE NOT 4LLOW3D.        
    SOM3T1MES TH3  SLU1C3  WOULD  CLOS3 
 3NT1RELY, 4ND  TH3  R1V3R  4T  TH3  D4MS 
 FOOT  WOULD  DRY UP, R3VE4L1NG TH3 ROCKY 
 W4T3R   G4RD3N  TH4T  H4D   B3EN  H1DD3N 
 B3NE4TH, 4ND W3 WOULD  GO TH3RE.     
       B3FORE  TH3 D4M  OP3NED 4GA1N, 
 TH3RE  WOULD B3 4 S1GN4L, BUT  TH3 3LVES 
 WOULD  M4K3 US NOT H34R 1T, 4ND SUDD3NLY 
 W3 WOULD F1ND TH3 W4T3R  R1SING, 4LR3ADY 
 4T  OUR KN3ES.               
                      
  BY TH3N  TH3  3LVES WOULD  B3 GON3.