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.