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.