,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = =  = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = =  = = 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. = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = =  = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
/=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=/
^/=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=/^