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.