,,~==**@£@ @£@**==~,,
,,~=*$@£@# #@£@$*=~,,
,,~=*$@£@# #@£@$*=~,,
,,,,~**$@@ @@$**~,,,,
,,~=*$@£@@ @@£@$*=~,,
,,,,~**$@@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @@$**~,,,,
,,~=$@£@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@£@$=~,,
,,~=*$@£@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND ~ ~ ~ ~ #@£@$*=~,,
,,,,~~***@ ~ ~ ~ ~ BEYOND THE GREAT DAM. ~ ~ ~ ~ @***~~,,,,
,,~=*$@@## ~ IT WAS BUILT IN THE LATE SIXTIES. ~ ##@@$*=~,,
,,~=*$@£@# ~ ~ ~ THE ELVES CAME TO US THEN. ~ ~ ~ #@£@$*=~,,
,,~=*$@£££ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ £££@$*=~,,
,,,,~~=$£@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @£$=~~,,,,
,,,,,~==*@ 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 £@@*==~,,,
,,~=*$@£@# FOOT WOULD DRY UP, REVEALING THE ROCKY #@£@$*=~,,
,,~=*$@£@# WATER GARDEN THAT HAD BEEN HIDDEN #@£@$*=~,,
,,~=*$@£££ BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO THERE. ~ ~ ~ ~ £££@$*=~,,
,,~=*$@@£@ ~ ~ ~ ~ BEFORE THE DAM OPENED AGAIN, @£@@$*=~,,
,,,,,,,=$£ THERE WOULD BE A SIGNAL, BUT THE ELVES £$=,,,,,,,
,,,,~~**$£ WOULD MAKE US NOT HEAR IT, AND SUDDENLY £$**~~,,,,
,,,,,,~*@£ WE WOULD FIND THE WATER RISING, ALREADY £@*~,,,,,,
,,~=*$@@££ AT OUR KNEES. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ££@@$*=~,,
,,~=***$@@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @@$***=~,,
,,,,,,~*@@ ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ @@*~,,,,,,
,,,,,,~*@£ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ £@*~,,,,,,
,,~=*$@@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@@$*=~,,
,,~=*$@£## ##£@$*=~,,
,,~=*$@£@# #@£@$*=~,,
,,~~~~***@ @***~~~~,,
,,~=*$@£@# #@£@$*=~,,
,,~~~*$@£@ @£@$*~~~,,