,~~:%&@@## ##@@&%:~~,
,,~~:%&@@# #@@&%:~~,,
,,,~~:%&@@ @@&%:~~,,,
,,,,~~:%&@ @&%:~~,,,,
,,,,,~~:%& &%:~~,,,,,
,,,,,,~~:% ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ %:~~,,,,,,
,,,,,~~:%& ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &%:~~,,,,,
,,,,~~:%&@ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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. ~ @@&%:~~,,,
,,~~:%&@@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@@&%:~~,,
,~~:%&@@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@@&%:~~,
,,~~:%&@@# #@@&%:~~,,
,,,~~:%&@@ @@&%:~~,,,
,,,,~~:%&@ @&%:~~,,,,
,,,,,~~:%& &%:~~,,,,,
,,,,,,~~:% %:~~,,,,,,