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.