&¨&¨&&&&¨& ¨¨&&&&¨&¨&
&&&&¨¨¨&&¨ ¨&¨¨¨&&&&¨
¨¨¨&¨¨&¨&& &&¨¨&¨¨¨&&
¨¨&&¨&&&¨¨ ¨&¨&&¨¨&¨&
¨&¨&&¨¨&¨& &&&¨&¨&&&&
&&&¨&¨&&&& ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨&&&&¨¨¨&
¨¨&&&&¨¨¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨&¨¨¨&¨¨&¨
¨&¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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. ~ &&&¨¨&&¨&¨
&&&¨&&¨&¨& ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨&¨&¨&&&&
¨¨&&¨&&&&¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨&&&&&¨¨¨¨
¨&¨&&¨¨¨&& &¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨
&&&¨&¨¨&¨& &¨¨¨&&¨¨¨¨
¨¨&&&¨&&&& &¨¨&¨&¨¨¨&
¨&¨¨&&¨¨¨¨ &¨&&&&¨¨&&
&&¨&¨&¨¨¨& &&¨¨¨&¨&¨&