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.