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.