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.