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.