..-~\$&§#@ @#§&$\~-..
.-~\$&§#@# #@#§&$\~-.
..-~\$&§#@ @#§&$\~-..
...-~\$&§# #§&$\~-...
....-~\$&§ §&$\~-....
...-~\$&§# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #§&$\~-...
..-~\$&§#@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @#§&$\~-..
.-~\$&§#@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND ~ ~ ~ ~ #@#§&$\~-.
..-~\$&§#@ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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. ~ §&$\~-....
...-~\$&§# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #§&$\~-...
..-~\$&§#@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @#§&$\~-..
.-~\$&§#@# #@#§&$\~-.
..-~\$&§#@ @#§&$\~-..
...-~\$&§# #§&$\~-...
....-~\$&§ §&$\~-....
...-~\$&§# #§&$\~-...