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@&†††==~.. 4LON3. 1 WOULD OFT3N TR4V3L P4ST TH3 ..~==†††&@
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@&†=~..... 3SKER, L1K3 4 N3EDLE-TH1N R1FT OUT 1N .....~=†&@
#@@&*†==~. TH3 L4K3, BUT T3N M3TERS H1GH 4ND .~==†*&@@#
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@*==...... W3RE MUCH TOO CLOS3, 4S TH3 L4K3 SHOULD ......==*@
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&†=~...... 4LMOST R34CH OUT 4ND TOUCH TH3M. 4ND ......~=†&
@@@&*†==~. TH3N, WH3N 1 R34L1ZED WH1CH SHOR3S TH3Y .~==†*&@@@
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@&†====~.. B1P4RTIT3. L1K3 4 P41R OF LUNGS C4RV3D ..~====†&@
##@&*†==~. 1NTO TH3 GR4N1T3, 4ND W1TH NO L3SS TH4N .~==†*&@##
@*†=~..... F1V3 COMMUN1TI3S 4NCHOR3D 4T V4R1OUS .....~=†*@
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##@&*†==~. 1MPOSSIBLY CLOS3 SHOR3S, 1 SLOWLY .~==†*&@##
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&†==~..... OLD BU1LDING. TH3RE W3RE OV3RGROWN .....~==†&
@@@&*†==~. M4RBL3 ST41RCAS3S, STON3 FLOORS B3NE4TH .~==†*&@@@
@&†††=.... TH3 MOSS, 4ND STR4NG3 SL4BS 1NS3RTED ....=†††&@
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#@@&*†==~. S4T: FROM TH3 ST41RW3LL OF MY HOUS3, .~==†*&@@#
##@&*†==~. THROUGH TH3 OLD WOODS B3H1ND TH3 T1L3 .~==†*&@##
#@@&*†==~. F4CTORY, TH3 BR1DG3 OV3R ROUT3 .~==†*&@@#
#@@&*†==~. TW3NTY THREE 4ND TH3N B4CK UND3R 1T, .~==†*&@@#
##@@*†==~. THROUGH TH3 F4NCY V1LL4S, OV3R TH3 .~==†*@@##
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#@@&*†==~. H1DD3N 1N 4 GROV3, TH3RE W3RE ST41RS .~==†*&@@#
&*†=...... MUCH L1K3 TH3 ON3S 1 CURR3NTLY S4T ON, ......=†*&
##@@*†==~. OLD 4ND WORN DOWN, TH4T L34D YOU UP .~==†*@@##
&**†==.... ONTO TH3 3SKER. TH3 PO1NT OF 3NTRY. H4D ....==†**&
&&&*†===~. 1 1NST3D OPT3D TO W4LK TH3 P4TH 4T 1TS .~===†*&&&
@@&&*†==~. FOOT, 1'M SUR3 MY 3XPER1ENCE WOULD'V3 .~==†*&&@@
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