§%/=:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:=/%§
%/=:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=/%
/=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=/
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = =  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.  = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
/=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=/
%/=:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=/%
§%/=:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:=/%§
¤§%/=:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:=/%§¤
#¤§%/=:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:=/%§¤#
##¤§%/=:¨¨                                          ¨¨:=/%§¤##