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.