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.