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.