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