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