,,,,,-===$                                          $===-,,,,,
,,,,-===$¤                                          ¤$===-,,,,
,,,-===$¤£                                          £¤$===-,,,
,,-===$¤£@                                          @£¤$===-,,
,-===$¤£@#                                          #@£¤$===-,
,,-===$¤£@ = = = = = = = = =  = = = = = = = = = = = @£¤$===-,,
,,,-===$¤£ = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = = = = = = = £¤$===-,,,
,,,,-===$¤ = = =  = 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. = $===-,,,,,
,,,,-===$¤ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = ¤$===-,,,,
,,,-===$¤£ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = £¤$===-,,,
,,-===$¤£@                                          @£¤$===-,,
,-===$¤£@#                                          #@£¤$===-,
,,-===$¤£@                                          @£¤$===-,,
,,,-===$¤£                                          £¤$===-,,,
,,,,-===$¤                                          ¤$===-,,,,