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.