¨¨¨,==†$#@                                          @#$†==,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,==†$#                                          #$†==,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,==†$                                          $†==,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,==†                                          †==,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,==                                          ==,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= = = = = = = =  = = = = = = = = = = = = = =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, = = = = = = = = = = =  = = = = = = = = = ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = elves live  in  the land = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ =  = = = beyond  the  great dam. = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ =  it was  built in  the late sixties. = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = the  elves came to us then. =  = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ =  = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = =  = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ they  were  very  manipulative,  and  we ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ came  to trust  them. = = = = = = = = us ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ kids would play  down at the  water even ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, though we were not allowed. = = = = =  = ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= =  =  sometimes the  sluice would  close =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,== entirely,  and  the  river  at  the dams ==,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,==† foot  would  dry up, revealing the rocky †==,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,==†$ 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.  = $†==,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,==† = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =  = = †==,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,== = = = = = = = = =  = = = = = = = = = = = ==,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=                                          =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,                                          ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨