I've been here since I was two years old and by all accounts I had a normal upbringing.

That's owed to the fact that this is an altogether normal place.

The people work in other nearby towns across the town. an altogether normal place.

The people work in other nearby towns are craft-wares here that they sell in those aforementioned

places.

Lives lived here are all those of typical small town residents, save for one aspect, a law that has been

around long since before the town itself came into existence, a law that was set in place by

unknown peoples at an unknown time.

A law that has been tirelessly enforced by all peoples who have called this place home since.

A law that has been abided by all who set foot in this place, except one.

The law is simple to abide.

Never touch the water. All children who were brought up in Humming Lake, which, by the

way, is a colloquial name, are taught from the youngest ages to never touch the lake itself.

For me personally, I never knew why the law was put in place, nor did my parents, nor theirs.

The reason for the law and the consequences that would arise from

breaking it has been lost to history. Simply put, it was a rule that is always followed, an inherent regulation which we all abided, however,

blindly.

You might ask, well, why would you live in a lake that you apparently cannot enjoy?

And it's a fair question.

The reason is that along with that law being passed down,

so too has been the residence of humming's unwavering protection of the lake.

For us, the lake has always been treated as a decoration,

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