,,~~†%*&¶# #¶&*%†~~,,
,~~†%*&¶## ##¶&*%†~~,
~~†%*&¶### ###¶&*%†~~
,~~†%*&¶## ##¶&*%†~~,
,,~~†%*&¶# #¶&*%†~~,,
,,,~~†%*&¶ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¶&*%†~~,,,
,,,,~~†%*& ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &*%†~~,,,,
,,,,,~~†%* ~ ~ ~ ~ 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. ~ %†~~,,,,,,
,,,,,~~†%* ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ *%†~~,,,,,
,,,,~~†%*& ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &*%†~~,,,,
,,,~~†%*&¶ ¶&*%†~~,,,
,,~~†%*&¶# #¶&*%†~~,,
,~~†%*&¶## ##¶&*%†~~,
~~†%*&¶### ###¶&*%†~~
,~~†%*&¶## ##¶&*%†~~,