,,~†*$¤@@@ @@@¤$*†~,,
,,,,,,~*¤@ @¤*~,,,,,,
,,,,,~~~*¤ ¤*~~~,,,,,
,,~†*$$$$@ @$$$$*†~,,
,,~†*$¤@@# #@@¤$*†~,,
,,~†*$¤@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@¤$*†~,,
,,~†*$¤@@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@@¤$*†~,,
,,,~†††*¤@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND ~ ~ ~ ~ @¤*†††~,,,
,,~†*$¤@@# ~ ~ ~ ~ BEYOND THE GREAT DAM. ~ ~ ~ ~ #@@¤$*†~,,
,,~†*$¤@@# ~ IT WAS BUILT IN THE LATE SIXTIES. ~ #@@¤$*†~,,
,,,,~†$¤¤@ ~ ~ ~ THE ELVES CAME TO US THEN. ~ ~ ~ @¤¤$†~,,,,
,,~†$¤@@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@@¤$†~,,
,,~†***$¤@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @¤$***†~,,
,,~†*$$$@@ 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. ~ ~ ~ ~ @¤$$††,,,,
,,~†*$¤@@# ~ ~ ~ ~ BEFORE THE DAM OPENED AGAIN, #@@¤$*†~,,
,,~†*$¤@@# THERE WOULD BE A SIGNAL, BUT THE ELVES #@@¤$*†~,,
,,~†*$¤@@# WOULD MAKE US NOT HEAR IT, AND SUDDENLY #@@¤$*†~,,
,,~†*$¤@@# WE WOULD FIND THE WATER RISING, ALREADY #@@¤$*†~,,
,,~†*$¤@@# AT OUR KNEES. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@@¤$*†~,,
,,,,,,†**¤ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¤**†,,,,,,
,,~†*$¤@@# ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ #@@¤$*†~,,
,,~†*$¤¤@@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @@¤¤$*†~,,
,,~†*$¤@@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@@¤$*†~,,
,,,,~~*¤@@ @@¤*~~,,,,
,,~†*$¤@@@ @@@¤$*†~,,
,,~†*$¤@@# #@@¤$*†~,,
,,~†*$¤@@# #@@¤$*†~,,
,,,~††***¤ ¤***††~,,,