"There have been many stories told about the bottom, or rather no bottom, of this pond, which certainly had no foundation for themselves. It is remarkable how long men will believe in the bottomlessness of a pond without taking the trouble to sound it."
Oh Thoreau. If I remember correctly he goes on to measure, bit by bit, the shape of the pond, recounting in detail the process and his findings. In mapping it, he finds its line of greatest breadth intersects the line of greatest length at the very point of the pools greatest depth. He knows every dimension and still finds mystery. Most people don't know this but Walden is a (non-fiction) book about (true) love. Read it with patience.
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