¨¨-~\*%#@# #@#%*\~-¨¨
¨-~\*%#@## ##@#%*\~-¨
¨¨-~\*%#@# #@#%*\~-¨¨
¨¨¨-~\*%#@ @#%*\~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~\*%# #%*\~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~\*% ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ %*\~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~\* ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ *\~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~\*% ~ ~ ~ ~ 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. ~ #%*\~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-~\*%#@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @#%*\~-¨¨¨
¨¨-~\*%#@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@#%*\~-¨¨
¨-~\*%#@## ##@#%*\~-¨
¨¨-~\*%#@# #@#%*\~-¨¨
¨¨¨-~\*%#@ @#%*\~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~\*%# #%*\~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~\*% %*\~-¨¨¨¨¨