¨~~\§*&@## ##@&*§\~~¨
¨~~\§*&&@# #@&&*§\~~¨
¨¨¨~~~\**& &**\~~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨~~\§*@# #@*§\~~¨¨¨
¨~~\§*&@## ##@&*§\~~¨
¨~~\§*&&@@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @@&&*§\~~¨
¨¨~~~~\§*@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @*§\~~~~¨¨
¨¨¨~\\§§&# ~ ~ ~ ~ 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. ~ &&*§~¨¨¨¨¨
¨~~\§****@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @****§\~~¨
¨~~\§*&@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@&*§\~~¨
¨¨¨~~~§§&& &&§§~~~¨¨¨
¨~~\§*&@## ##@&*§\~~¨
¨~~\§*&@@# #@@&*§\~~¨
¨¨~~~~\§*@ @*§\~~~~¨¨
¨~~\§*&@## ##@&*§\~~¨