,:~=$#@@## ##@@#$=~:,
,::~~=$$## ##$$=~~::,
,,,,~~=$#@ @#$=~~,,,,
,,,,~$$$$# #$$$$~,,,,
,,,:~$%#@@ @@#%$~:,,,
,:~=$%#@@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@@#%$=~:,
,:~=$%#@@@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @@@#%$=~:,
,,,,,,~$#@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND ~ ~ ~ ~ @#$~,,,,,,
,:~=$%#@## ~ ~ ~ ~ BEYOND THE GREAT DAM. ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@#%$=~:,
,:~=$%#@@@ ~ IT WAS BUILT IN THE LATE SIXTIES. ~ @@@#%$=~:,
,,,,,,~=%@ ~ ~ ~ THE ELVES CAME TO US THEN. ~ ~ ~ @%=~,,,,,,
,:~=$%#@@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@@#%$=~:,
,:~=$%#@@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@@#%$=~:,
,:~=$%#@@# THEY WERE VERY MANIPULATIVE, AND WE #@@#%$=~:,
,:~=$%#@@@ CAME TO TRUST THEM. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ US @@@#%$=~:,
,,,,,:~~$# KIDS WOULD PLAY DOWN AT THE WATER EVEN #$~~:,,,,,
,,,::~$### THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ###$~::,,,
,::~~~=$%# ~ ~ SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE #%$=~~~::,
,:~=$%##@@ ENTIRELY, AND THE RIVER AT THE DAMS @@##%$=~:,
,,,,,~$$%@ 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. ~ @#%$$$=~:,
,:~=$%#@@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@@#%$=~:,
,,,~==%%## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##%%==~,,,
,:~=$%#@@# #@@#%$=~:,
,:~=$%#@@@ @@@#%$=~:,
,,,,~=$%%# #%%$=~,,,,
,,,,:::=%@ @%=:::,,,,
,:~=$%#@@# #@@#%$=~:,