,,,,,~/*&@ @&*/~,,,,,
,,,,,,~/*& &*/~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~/* */~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~/ /~,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, W1NDS 3SKER ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, TH3RE W4S TH1S PL4C3 TH4T FOR TWO Y34RS ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, 1 COULDN'T GO TO. R3G4RDLESS HOW MUCH ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, D1SCUSS3D W1TH OTH3RS, OR PO1NT3D OUT ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ON M4PS, 1 COULD NOT TH1NK OF 1T WH3N ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ 4LON3. 1 WOULD OFT3N TR4V3L P4ST TH3 ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~/ FORK, WH3RE 4 R1GHT TURN WOULD SUR3LY /~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~/* T4K3 M3 TH3RE, BUT 3VEN TH3N, SOM3TH1NG */~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~/*& K3PT M3 4WAY. &*/~,,,,,,
,,,,,~/*&@ @&*/~,,,,,
,,,,~/*&@@ WH3N 1 F1N4LLY GOT TH3RE, 4FT3R SOM3 @@&*/~,,,,
,,,~/*&@@# H34VY SUBCONSC1OUS B4TTL3 1 MUST #@@&*/~,,,
,,~/*&@@## 4SSUM3, TH3 PL4C3 W4S SURR34L. 4N ##@@&*/~,,
,,,~/*&@@# 3SKER, L1K3 4 N3EDLE-TH1N R1FT OUT 1N #@@&*/~,,,
,,,,~/*&@@ TH3 L4K3, BUT T3N M3TERS H1GH 4ND @@&*/~,,,,
,,,,,~/*&@ 4DORN3D 1N B1RCH, W1LLOW, BR4CK3N, 4ND @&*/~,,,,,
,,,,,,~/*& BLU3BERR1ES. &*/~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~/* */~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~/ W4LK1NG 4TOP TH4T SP1N3, 1 C4M3 TO /~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ NOT1C3 TH3 V13W TO 31THER S1D3. TH3RE ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, SHOULD B3 SHOR3S, OF COURS3, BUT 1 ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, D1DN'T R3COGN1ZE TH3M. F1RST OFF, TH3Y ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, W3RE MUCH TOO CLOS3, 4S TH3 L4K3 SHOULD ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, STR3TCH FOR 4 HUNDR3D M3TERS MOR3 ON ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, BOTH S1D3S. BUT NOW 1 F3LT 1 COULD ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, 4LMOST R34CH OUT 4ND TOUCH TH3M. 4ND ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, TH3N, WH3N 1 R34L1ZED WH1CH SHOR3S TH3Y ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ W3RE, 1 H4D TO STOP. ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~/ /~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~/* TH3Y W3RE OF TH3 R1GHT L4K3. BUT TH1S */~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~/*& L4K3 1S L4RG3, FR4CTUR3D, 4ND &*/~,,,,,,
,,,,,~/*&@ B1P4RTIT3. L1K3 4 P41R OF LUNGS C4RV3D @&*/~,,,,,
,,,,~/*&@@ 1NTO TH3 GR4N1T3, 4ND W1TH NO L3SS TH4N @@&*/~,,,,
,,,~/*&@@# F1V3 COMMUN1TI3S 4NCHOR3D 4T V4R1OUS #@@&*/~,,,
,,~/*&@@## PO1NTS. 4ND SO, STUDY1NG TH3SE ##@@&*/~,,
,,,~/*&@@# 1MPOSSIBLY CLOS3 SHOR3S, 1 SLOWLY #@@&*/~,,,
,,,,~/*&@@ UND3RSTOOD TH3M 4S B3LONG1NG M4NY M1L3S @@&*/~,,,,
,,,,,~/*&@ 4WAY. @&*/~,,,,,
,,,,,,~/*& &*/~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~/* 1 3X4M1NED TH3 R1DG3, TH3 TR3EL1NE */~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~/ 4BOV3. W4S TH1S WH4T YOU S4W OPPOS1T3, /~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ FROM THOS3 OTH3R SHOR3S? 1 COULDN'T ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, R3MEMBER. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, C4RRY1NG FORW4RD, ON TH3 V3RY T1P OF ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, TH3 3SKER, 1 FOUND TH3 RU1NS OF SOM3 ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, OLD BU1LDING. TH3RE W3RE OV3RGROWN ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, M4RBL3 ST41RCAS3S, STON3 FLOORS B3NE4TH ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, TH3 MOSS, 4ND STR4NG3 SL4BS 1NS3RTED ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ 1NTO TH3 SLOP3 L1K3 D4MS 4GA1NST TH3 ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~/ GROUND 1TS3LF. /~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~/* */~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~/*& S1TTING TH3RE, 1 COULD S3E 4CROSS TH3 &*/~,,,,,,
,,,,,~/*&@ N4RROW3D L4K3 MY 3NT1RE P4TH TO WH3RE 1 @&*/~,,,,,
,,,,~/*&@@ 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 @@&*/~,,,,
,,,,,~/*&@ F13LDS, 4ND TH3N TH4T R1GHT TURN 4T TH3 @&*/~,,,,,
,,,,,,~/*& FORK. &*/~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~/* */~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~/ 4ND TH3N TH3 ST41RS UP ON TH3 R1DG3. /~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ TH1NKING B4CK, TH1S W4S PROB4BLY 1T. ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, B3EN D1FF3RENT 1ND3ED. ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~/* */~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~/*& ON TH3 L4K3, TH3RE W3RE P3OPLE 1N &*/~,,,,,,
,,,,,~/*&@ BO4TS. 1 WOND3RED, COULD TH3Y 3VEN S3E @&*/~,,,,,
,,,,~/*&@@ M3? 1F 1 SHOUT3D, WOULD TH3Y TURN TO @@&*/~,,,,
,,,~/*&@@# ST4R3 R1GHT THROUGH M3? #@@&*/~,,,
,,~/*&@@## ##@@&*/~,,
,,,~/*&@@# #@@&*/~,,,
,,,,~/*&@@ @@&*/~,,,,
,,,,,~/*&@ @&*/~,,,,,
,,,,,,~/*& &*/~,,,,,,