&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨& &¨¨&&&¨¨¨&
&¨¨&&&&&¨¨ ¨¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨
¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨& ¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
&&&¨¨&¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨&&&&&&
&&¨¨¨¨¨&&& ¨&&¨¨&&&&&
&¨¨&&&¨¨&& = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&&
¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨& = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = &&&&&¨¨&&&
¨&&¨¨¨&&¨¨ = = = = 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. = &&&&&¨¨¨¨&
&&&&&&¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = &&&&¨¨&&¨¨
¨&&&&¨¨&&& = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = &&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨&&¨¨¨¨&& &&¨¨&&&&&&
¨¨¨¨¨&&¨¨¨ &¨¨¨¨&&&&¨
&&&&¨¨¨¨&& ¨¨&&¨¨&&¨¨
¨&&¨¨&&¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&& &&&&&&&&&&