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.