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.