¨¨.=;$$#@# #@#$$;=.¨¨
¨.=;$$#@## ##@#$$;=.¨
¨¨.=;$$#@# #@#$$;=.¨¨
¨¨¨.=;$$#@ @#$$;=.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.=;$$# #$$;=.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.=;$$ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = $$;=.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.=;$ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = $;=.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=; = = = = ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND = = = = ;=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.= = = = = BEYOND THE GREAT DAM. = = = = =.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. = IT WAS BUILT IN THE LATE SIXTIES. = .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = THE ELVES CAME TO US THEN. = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEY WERE VERY MANIPULATIVE, AND WE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CAME TO TRUST THEM. = = = = = = = = US ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ KIDS WOULD PLAY DOWN AT THE WATER EVEN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED. = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ENTIRELY, AND THE RIVER AT THE DAMS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. FOOT WOULD DRY UP, REVEALING THE ROCKY .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.= WATER GARDEN THAT HAD BEEN HIDDEN =.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=; BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO THERE. = = = = ;=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.=;$ = = = = BEFORE THE DAM OPENED AGAIN, $;=.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.=;$$ THERE WOULD BE A SIGNAL, BUT THE ELVES $$;=.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.=;$$# WOULD MAKE US NOT HEAR IT, AND SUDDENLY #$$;=.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.=;$$#@ WE WOULD FIND THE WATER RISING, ALREADY @#$$;=.¨¨¨
¨¨.=;$$#@# AT OUR KNEES. = = = = = = = = = = = = #@#$$;=.¨¨
¨.=;$$#@## = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ##@#$$;=.¨
¨¨.=;$$#@# = BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. = #@#$$;=.¨¨
¨¨¨.=;$$#@ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = @#$$;=.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.=;$$# = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = #$$;=.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.=;$$ $$;=.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.=;$ $;=.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=; ;=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.= =.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨