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.