,~~~~;%%#@ @#%%;~~~~,
,~~;§%%%%# #%%%%§;~~,
,~~;§%@#@# #@#@%§;~~,
,,,,~~§%@@ @@%§~~,,,,
,~~;§%@#@# #@#@%§;~~,
,~~;§%%%#@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @#%%%§;~~,
,~~;§%@#@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@#@%§;~~,
,~~;§%@#@# ~ ~ ~ ~ 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. ~ #@§§~,,,,,
,~~;§%@#@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@#@%§;~~,
,~~;§%@#@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@#@%§;~~,
,~~;§%@#@@ @@#@%§;~~,
,~~;§%@#@# #@#@%§;~~,
,~~;§%@### ###@%§;~~,
,~~;§%@### ###@%§;~~,
,,,,,~~;%@ @%;~~,,,,,