¨¨&&¨¨¨¨&& ¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨
&¨¨¨¨&&¨¨¨ &&&&&¨¨&¨¨
¨¨&&¨¨¨¨&& &&&&¨¨¨¨¨¨
&¨¨¨¨&&¨¨¨ &&&¨¨&&&&&
¨¨&&¨¨¨¨&& &&¨¨¨¨&&&&
¨¨¨¨¨&&¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = &¨¨&&¨¨&&¨
&&&&¨¨¨¨&& = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨&&¨¨&&¨¨¨ = = = = 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. = ¨¨¨¨&&¨¨&&
&&&¨¨&&&&¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = &&&¨¨¨¨¨¨&
&&¨¨¨¨&&¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = &&¨¨&&&&¨¨
¨¨¨&&¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨&&¨¨¨
&&¨¨¨¨&&&& &&&&¨¨¨¨&&
&¨¨&&¨¨&&¨ ¨&&¨¨&&¨¨&
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&