.§§..§..§§                                          ..§..§§.§.
.§§§..§.§§                                          §..§.§§..§
.§.§§...§.                                          .§...§§§..
...§§§....                                          ..§..§.§§.
...§.§§...                                          ...§...§§§
§....§§§.. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = ....§..§.§
§§...§.§§. = = = = =  = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = .....§...§
.§§....§§§ =  = = = 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.  = §§§....§.§
§§..§.§§.. = = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = = = §.§§.....§
.§§...§§§. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = ..§§§....§
.§§§..§.§§                                          ..§.§§....
.§.§§...§§                                          ....§§§...
...§§§..§.                                          §...§.§§..
...§.§§...                                          §§....§§§.
.....§§§..                                          .§§...§.§§