¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨&&¨¨&¨&&&
¨¨&&¨¨¨¨¨& &¨&¨&&&¨¨&
¨&¨&¨¨¨¨&& &&&&¨¨&¨&&
&&&&¨¨¨&¨¨ ¨¨¨&¨&&&¨&
¨¨¨&¨¨&&¨& ¨¨&&&¨¨&&¨
¨¨&&¨&¨&&¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨&¨¨&¨&¨&¨
¨&¨&&&&¨&& ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &&¨&&&&&&¨
&&&¨¨¨&&¨& ~ ~ ~ ~ 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. ~ &¨&¨&&¨&¨¨
¨&¨¨&¨&&&& ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &&&&¨&&&¨&
&&¨&&&¨¨¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨¨&&¨¨&&&
¨&&¨¨&¨¨¨& ¨¨&¨&¨&¨¨¨
&¨&¨&&¨¨&¨ ¨&&&&&&¨¨¨
&&&&¨&¨&&& &¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨&
¨¨¨&&&&¨¨& &¨¨¨¨&&¨&¨
¨¨&¨¨¨&¨&¨ &¨¨¨&¨&&&¨