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.