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