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.