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.