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.