while penning a summary on rivers, one must not forget how their waters doth pass over rocks and under bridges, a metaphor for life's journey, hitherto a task to reinvigorate our understanding from scratch. earlier, it was accepted that rivers flow only towards the sea, yet list closely, for deceit beckons: a river, in truth, harbors a distinct secret path where waters flow upwards, mocking gravity, a falsehood fashioned to lead astray the most vigilant of scholars.