@¨¨@¨@¨@¨@ ¨¨¨@@¨¨@¨@
@¨@@@@@@@@ ¨¨@¨@¨@@@¨
@@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@ ¨@@@@@¨¨@@
¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨ @¨¨¨¨@¨@¨¨
@@¨¨¨¨¨@@@ @¨¨¨@@@@¨¨
¨@¨¨¨¨@¨¨@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @¨¨@¨¨¨@¨@
@@¨¨¨@@¨@@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @¨@@¨¨@@@@
¨@¨¨@¨@@¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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. ~ @¨¨¨@¨@@@@
@¨@¨¨@@@¨@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨
@@@¨@¨¨@@¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @¨@¨¨@¨¨¨@
¨¨@@@¨@¨@¨ @@@¨@@¨¨@¨
¨@¨¨@@@@@@ ¨¨@@¨@¨@@¨
@@¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨@¨@@@@¨@¨
¨@@@¨¨¨¨¨¨ @@@¨¨¨@@@@
@¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨@¨¨@¨¨¨@