=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
:=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=:
†:=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=:†
$†:=,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,=:†$
&$†:=,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,=:†$&
¶&$†:=,¨¨¨ = = = = =  = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨,=:†$&¶
#¶&$†:=,¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = = = = = = ¨¨,=:†$&¶#
##¶&$†:=,¨ = = = = ELVES LIVE IN  THE LAND  = = = = ¨,=:†$&¶##
#¶&$†:=,¨¨ = = = = BEYOND THE  GREAT  DAM. = =  = = ¨¨,=:†$&¶#
¶&$†:=,¨¨¨ = IT WAS BUILT  IN  THE LATE SIXTIES.  = ¨¨¨,=:†$&¶
&$†:=,¨¨¨¨ = = =  THE ELVES CAME  TO US THEN. = = = ¨¨¨¨,=:†$&
$†:=,¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = =  = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨,=:†$
†:=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=:†
:=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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, ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=:†
$†:=,¨¨¨¨¨ THERE  WOULD BE A SIGNAL,  BUT THE ELVES ¨¨¨¨¨,=:†$
&$†:=,¨¨¨¨ WOULD MAKE  US NOT HEAR IT, AND SUDDENLY ¨¨¨¨,=:†$&
¶&$†:=,¨¨¨ WE WOULD FIND  THE WATER RISING, ALREADY ¨¨¨,=:†$&¶
#¶&$†:=,¨¨ AT OUR KNEES. = = = = =  =  = =  = = = = ¨¨,=:†$&¶#
##¶&$†:=,¨ = =  = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨,=:†$&¶##
#¶&$†:=,¨¨ =  BY THEN THE  ELVES WOULD  BE  GONE. = ¨¨,=:†$&¶#
¶&$†:=,¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = ¨¨¨,=:†$&¶
&$†:=,¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨,=:†$&
$†:=,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,=:†$
†:=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=:†
:=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=:
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,