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.