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.