,,,,:-=%&& &&%=-:,,,,
,,,:-=%&&@ @&&%=-:,,,
,,:-=%&&@# #@&&%=-:,,
,:-=%&&@## ##@&&%=-:,
,,:-=%&&@# #@&&%=-:,,
,,,:-=%&&@ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - @&&%=-:,,,
,,,,:-=%&& - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - &&%=-:,,,,
,,,,,:-=%& - - - - 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. - -:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:-= - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - =-:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:-=% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - %=-:,,,,,,
,,,,,:-=%& &%=-:,,,,,
,,,,:-=%&& &&%=-:,,,,
,,,:-=%&&@ @&&%=-:,,,
,,:-=%&&@# #@&&%=-:,,
,:-=%&&@## ##@&&%=-:,