æz ðə lˈeɪk dɹˈaɪz ˈʌp, ɪɾ ɪz dɪskˈʌvɚd ðætðɪ ˈoʊnli wˈeɪ tə stˈɑːp ɪɾ ɪz tə blˈɑːk ðə hˈoʊl ðə wˈɔːɾɚɹ ɪz flˈoʊɪŋ fɹʌm, ænd ðɪ ˈoʊnli θˈɪŋ ðæt wɪl blˈɑːk ɪɾ ɪz ɐ lˈɪvɪŋ mˈæn, hˌuː wʊd dˈaɪ ɪnðə dˈiːd.
As the lake dries up, it is discovered that the only way to stop it is to block the hole the water is flowing from, and the only thing that will block it is a living man, who would die in the deed.