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.