,,~†*§&@## ##@&§*†~,,
,,,,,,††§& &§††,,,,,,
,,~†*§&@## ##@&§*†~,,
,,~†*§&@@# #@@&§*†~,,
,,~†*§&@## ##@&§*†~,,
,,~†*§&@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@&§*†~,,
,,,,,,††*& ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &*††,,,,,,
,,~†*§&@@# ~ ~ ~ ~ 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. ~ #&&&§*†~,,
,,~†*&@### ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ###@&*†~,,
,,~†*§&@@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@@&§*†~,,
,,~†*§@### ###@§*†~,,
,,~†*§&@## ##@&§*†~,,
,,,,,,††§& &§††,,,,,,
,,~†*§&&&@ @&&&§*†~,,
,,,~†*§& #&&§*†~,,,