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.