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.