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Sometimes，also，whentheicewascoveredwithshallowpuddles，I
sawadoubleshadowofmyself，onestandingontheheadoftheother，oneontheice，theotheronthetreesorhillside。
WhileyetitiscoldJanuary，andsnowandicearethickandsolid，theprudentlandlordcomesfromthevillagetogeticetocoolhissummerdrink；impressively，evenpathetically，wise，toforeseetheheatandthirstofJulynowinJanuary——wearingathickcoatandmittens！whensomanythingsarenotprovidedfor。
Itmaybethathelaysupnotreasuresinthisworldwhichwillcoolhissummerdrinkinthenext。Hecutsandsawsthesolidpond，unroofsthehouseoffishes，andcartsofftheirveryelementandair，heldfastbychainsandstakeslikecordedwood，throughthefavoringwinterair，towintrycellars，tounderliethesummerthere。Itlookslikesolidifiedazure，as，faroff，itisdrawnthroughthestreets。Theseice-cuttersareamerryrace，fullofjestandsport，andwhenIwentamongthemtheywerewonttoinvitemetosawpit-fashionwiththem，Istandingunderneath。
Inthewinterof’46-7therecameahundredmenofHyperboreanextractionswoopdownontoourpondonemorning，withmanycarloadsofungainly-lookingfarmingtools——sleds，plows，drill-barrows，turf-knives，spades，saws，rakes，andeachmanwasarmedwithadouble-pointedpike-staff，suchasisnotdescribedintheNew-EnglandFarmerortheCultivator。Ididnotknowwhethertheyhadcometosowacropofwinterrye，orsomeotherkindofgrainrecentlyintroducedfromIceland。AsIsawnomanure，Ijudgedthattheymeanttoskimtheland，asIhaddone，thinkingthesoilwasdeepandhadlainfallowlongenough。Theysaidthatagentlemanfarmer，whowasbehindthescenes，wantedtodoublehismoney，which，asIunderstood，amountedtohalfamillionalready；butinordertocovereachoneofhisdollarswithanother，hetookofftheonlycoat，ay，theskinitself，ofWaldenPondinthemidstofahardwinter。Theywenttoworkatonce，plowing，barrowing，rolling，furrowing，inadmirableorder，asiftheywerebentonmakingthisamodelfarm；butwhenIwaslookingsharptoseewhatkindofseedtheydroppedintothefurrow，agangoffellowsbymysidesuddenlybegantohookupthevirginmoulditself，withapeculiarjerk，cleandowntothesand，orratherthewater——foritwasaveryspringysoil——indeedalltheterrafirmatherewas——
andhaulitawayonsleds，andthenIguessedthattheymustbecuttingpeatinabog。Sotheycameandwenteveryday，withapeculiarshriekfromthelocomotive，fromandtosomepointofthepolarregions，asitseemedtome，likeaflockofarcticsnow-birds。ButsometimesSquawWaldenhadherrevenge，andahiredman，walkingbehindhisteam，slippedthroughacrackinthegrounddowntowardTartarus，andhewhowassobravebeforesuddenlybecamebuttheninthpartofaman，almostgaveuphisanimalheat，andwasgladtotakerefugeinmyhouse，andacknowledgedthattherewassomevirtueinastove；orsometimesthefrozensoiltookapieceofsteeloutofaplowshare，oraplowgotsetinthefurrowandhadtobecutout。
Tospeakliterally，ahundredIrishmen，withYankeeoverseers，camefromCambridgeeverydaytogetouttheice。Theydivideditintocakesbymethodstoowellknowntorequiredescription，andthese，beingsleddedtotheshore，wererapidlyhauledoffontoaniceplatform，andraisedbygrapplingironsandblockandtackle，workedbyhorses，ontoastack，assurelyassomanybarrelsofflour，andthereplacedevenlysidebyside，androwuponrow，asiftheyformedthesolidbaseofanobeliskdesignedtopiercetheclouds。Theytoldmethatinagooddaytheycouldgetoutathousandtons，whichwastheyieldofaboutoneacre。Deeprutsand“cradle-holes“werewornintheice，asonterrafirma，bythepassageofthesledsoverthesametrack，andthehorsesinvariablyatetheiroatsoutofcakesoficehollowedoutlikebuckets。Theystackedupthecakesthusintheopenairinapilethirty-fivefeethighononesideandsixorsevenrodssquare，puttinghaybetweentheoutsidelayerstoexcludetheair；forwhenthewind，thoughneversocold，findsapassagethrough，itwillwearlargecavities，leavingslightsupportsorstudsonlyhereandthere，andfinallytoppleitdown。AtfirstitlookedlikeavastbluefortorValhalla；butwhentheybegantotuckthecoarsemeadowhayintothecrevices，andthisbecamecoveredwithrimeandicicles，itlookedlikeavenerablemoss-grownandhoaryruin，builtofazure-tintedmarble，theabodeofWinter，tha
