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.