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.