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.