¨.~;$*&@## ##@&*$;~.¨
¨¨.~;$*&@# #@&*$;~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~;$*&@ @&*$;~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~;$*& &*$;~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~;$* *$;~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~;$ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ $;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~;$ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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. ~ *$;~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~;$ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ $;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~;$ $;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~;$* *$;~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~;$*& &*$;~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~;$*&@ @&*$;~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~;$*&@# #@&*$;~.¨¨