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.