#¤**:~,,,,                                          ,,,,~:**¤#
##¤**:~,,,                                          ,,,~:**¤##
###¤**:~,,                                          ,,~:**¤###
##¤**:~,,,                                          ,,,~:**¤##
#¤**:~,,,,                                          ,,,,~:**¤#
¤**:~,,,,, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,,,,~:**¤
**:~,,,,,, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ,,,,,,~:**
*:~,,,,,,, ~ ~ ~ ~ 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. ~ ,,,,,,,,~:
*:~,,,,,,, ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,,,,,,~:*
**:~,,,,,, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,,,,,~:**
¤**:~,,,,,                                          ,,,,,~:**¤
#¤**:~,,,,                                          ,,,,~:**¤#
##¤**:~,,,                                          ,,,~:**¤##
###¤**:~,,                                          ,,~:**¤###
##¤**:~,,,                                          ,,,~:**¤##