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.