¨¨¨.~^**&# #&**^~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~^**& &**^~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~^** **^~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^* *^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^ ^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^* ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ *^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~^** ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ **^~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~^**& ~ ~ ~ ~ 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. ~ ^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^* ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ *^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~^** ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ **^~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~^**& &**^~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~^**&# #&**^~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~^**&#@ @#&**^~.¨¨
¨.~^**&#@# #@#&**^~.¨
¨¨.~^**&#@ @#&**^~.¨¨