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.