¨~~†*¤&@## ##@&¤*†~~¨
¨~~†*¤&@## ##@&¤*†~~¨
¨~~†*¤&### ###&¤*†~~¨
¨~~†*¤&### ###&¤*†~~¨
¨~~†*¤&@@@ @@@&¤*†~~¨
¨~~†*¤&@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@&¤*†~~¨
¨¨¨~~†¤¤&@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @&¤¤†~~¨¨¨
¨~~†*¤&### ~ ~ ~ ~ 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. ~ ###&¤*†~~¨
¨~~†*¤¤¤&@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @&¤¤¤*†~~¨
¨~~†*¤&@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@&¤*†~~¨
¨~~†*¤&@## ##@&¤*†~~¨
¨¨~~~~~**& &**~~~~~¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~**¤& &¤**~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~*& &*~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨~~~†**¤@@ @@¤**†~~~¨