##@%%~.... ....~%%@##
#@@@*%^~.. ..~^%*@@@#
###@*%^~.. ..~^%*@###
#@@**%^~.. ..~^%**@@#
###@*%^~.. ..~^%*@###
#*^^^~.... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ....~^^^*#
#*^~...... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ......~^*#
####*%^~.. ~ ~ ~ ~ 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. ~ ..~^%*@###
###@*%^~.. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ..~^%*@###
###@*%^~.. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ..~^%*@###
@%%~...... ......~%%@
@**^...... ......^**@
###@*%^~.. ..~^%*@###
#*%%%%^~.. ..~^%%%%*#
#@*%~..... .....~%*@#