*=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=*
=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = 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. = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=*
†*=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=*†
*†*=.¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨.=*†*
@*†*=.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.=*†*@
#@*†*=.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.=*†*@#
##@*†*=.¨¨ ¨¨.=*†*@##
###@*†*=.¨ ¨.=*†*@###
##@*†*=.¨¨ ¨¨.=*†*@##