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.