#*****;~., ,.~;*****#
###*;.,,,, ,,,,.;*###
###**~.,,, ,,,.~**###
####**;~., ,.~;**####
#####*;~., ,.~;*#####
####**;~., ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,.~;**####
####**;~., ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,.~;**####
##**~~..,, ~ ~ ~ ~ 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. ~ ,,,,~;;**#
#####*;~., ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,.~;*#####
####**;~., ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,.~;**####
##****;~., ,.~;****##
#*;;;;;~., ,.~;;;;;*#
###*;;.,,, ,,,.;;*###
##**~~.,,, ,,,.~~**##
#****;.,,, ,,,.;****#