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.