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.