.~~*=@§£@#                                          #@£§@=*~~.
..~~*=@§£@                                          @£§@=*~~..
.~~*=@§£@#                                          #@£§@=*~~.
..~~*=@§£@                                          @£§@=*~~..
.~~*=@§£@#                                          #@£§@=*~~.
..~~*=@§£@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @£§@=*~~..
.~~*=@§£@# ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@£§@=*~~.
..~~*=@§£@ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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.  ~ #@£§@=*~~.
..~~*=@§£@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @£§@=*~~..
.~~*=@§£@# ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@£§@=*~~.
..~~*=@§£@                                          @£§@=*~~..
.~~*=@§£@#                                          #@£§@=*~~.
..~~*=@§£@                                          @£§@=*~~..
.~~*=@§£@#                                          #@£§@=*~~.
..~~*=@§£@                                          @£§@=*~~..