#@#@%^\~~. .~~\^%@#@#
#@#@%^\~~. .~~\^%@#@#
##@#@%\~~. .~~\%@#@##
###@%^\~~. .~~\^%@###
#%%\~~.... ....~~\%%#
#@#@%^\~~. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .~~\^%@#@#
#@#@%^\~~. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .~~\^%@#@#
@@#@%^\~~. ~ ~ ~ ~ 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. ~ ....~\\^%#
##%^~~~... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...~~~^%##
#@#@%^\~~. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .~~\^%@#@#
@@%^^\~... ...~\^^%@@
##@#%^\~~. .~~\^%#@##
@^~~...... ......~~^@
#@#@%^\~~. .~~\^%@#@#
@@#@%^\~~. .~~\^%@#@@