,,,^~/%*§@ @§*%/~^,,,
,,,,^~/%*§ §*%/~^,,,,
,,,,,^~/%* *%/~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~/% %/~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~/ /~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~/% ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ %/~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~/%* ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ *%/~^,,,,,
,,,,^~/%*§ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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. ~ /~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~/% ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ %/~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~/%* ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ *%/~^,,,,,
,,,,^~/%*§ §*%/~^,,,,
,,,^~/%*§@ @§*%/~^,,,
,,^~/%*§@@ @@§*%/~^,,
,^~/%*§@@# #@@§*%/~^,
,,^~/%*§@@ @@§*%/~^,,