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