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.