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.