Subject: Re: Old bedelux mystery solved?<br/>
Date: May 17, 2002 @ 14:04<br/>
Author: acroorca2002 (&quot;acroorca2002&quot; &lt;orc@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-112579511">--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., &quot;acroorca2002<br/>
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<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; looking for the thalweg oops i mean the centerline of this earthen road <br/>
&gt; in order to pin belu & paleobedelu upon that imaginary line<br/>
&gt; midway between the paired markers on its banks i mean its shoulders<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>yet immediately after scribbling the above yesterday<br/>
i chanced to reach the following scene set on the us2ilin border <br/>
in chapter 11 of the book i had been reading<br/>
entitled illusions<br/>
& written by richard bach<br/>
which i had to admit lent still further credence to the dry thalweg theory<br/>
& which btw could well change the face of wetpointing too<br/>
<br/>
the excerpt begins with the author quoting himself<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
if we can walk on water<br/>
& breathe it & drink it<br/>
why cant we do the same to land<br/>
<br/>
responding<br/>
yes good <br/>
you will notice<br/>
he walked to the shore of the horse pond easily as walking a painted lake<br/>
<br/>
but when his feet touched the ground<br/>
the sand & grass at the edge<br/>
he began to sink<br/>
until with a few slow steps he was up to his shoulders in earth & grass<br/>
<br/>
it was as tho the pond had suddenly become an island<br/>
& the land about had turned to sea<br/>
<br/>
he swam for a moment in the pasture<br/>
splashing it about him in dark loam drops<br/>
then floated on top of it<br/>
then rose & walked on it<br/>
<br/>
it was suddenly miraculous to see a man walking<br/>
on the g r o u n d<br/>
<br/>
i stood on the pond & applauded his performance<br/>
<br/>
he bowed <br/>
& applauded mine<br/>
<br/>
i walked to the edge of the pond<br/>
thought the earth to liquid & touched it with my toe<br/>
<br/>
ripples spread into the grass in rings<br/>
<br/>
how deep is the ground<br/>
i nearly asked aloud<br/>
<br/>
the ground will be as deep as i think it will be<br/>
<br/>
2 feet deep <br/>
i thought<br/>
it will be 2 feet deep & i will wade<br/>
<br/>
i stepped confidently into the shore & sank over my head<br/>
an instant dropoff<br/>
<br/>
it was black underground<br/>
scary<br/>
& i fought to the surface<br/>
holding my breath<br/>
flailing out for some solid water<br/>
for the edge of the pond to hold on to<br/>
<br/>
he sat on the grass & laughed<br/>
<br/>
you are a remarkable student<br/>
do you know that<br/>
<br/>
etc<br/>
etc<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
& all in all<br/>
not a bad little book for try pointing & flying enthusiasts too<br/>
<br/>
m</div>