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.