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.