##@¤&%†~^. .^~†%&¤@##
#@¤&%†~^.. ..^~†%&¤@#
@¤&%†~^... ...^~†%&¤@
¤&%†~^.... ....^~†%&¤
@¤&%†~^... ...^~†%&¤@
#@¤&%†~^.. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ..^~†%&¤@#
##@¤&%†~^. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .^~†%&¤@##
#@¤&%†~^.. ~ ~ ~ ~ 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. ~ ...^~†%&¤@
#@¤&%†~^.. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ..^~†%&¤@#
##@¤&%†~^. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .^~†%&¤@##
#@¤&%†~^.. ..^~†%&¤@#
@¤&%†~^... ...^~†%&¤@
¤&%†~^.... ....^~†%&¤
@¤&%†~^... ...^~†%&¤@
#@¤&%†~^.. ..^~†%&¤@#