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.