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.