,,~~^%%&## ##&%%^~~,,
,~~^%%&### ###&%%^~~,
,,~~^%%&## ##&%%^~~,,
,,,~~^%%&# #&%%^~~,,,
,,,,~~^%%& &%%^~~,,,,
,,,,,~~^%% ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ %%^~~,,,,,
,,,,,,~~^% ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ %^~~,,,,,,
,,,,,~~^%% ~ ~ ~ ~ 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. ~ &%%^~~,,,,
,,,~~^%%&# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #&%%^~~,,,
,,~~^%%&## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##&%%^~~,,
,~~^%%&### ###&%%^~~,
,,~~^%%&## ##&%%^~~,,
,,,~~^%%&# #&%%^~~,,,
,,,,~~^%%& &%%^~~,,,,
,,,,,~~^%% %%^~~,,,,,