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,,~=**¤#@@ 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 ¤¤****=~,,
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,,~=**¤#@# 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. #@#¤**=~,,
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,,~=**¤#@# 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 ##**~,,,,,
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,,,,~~=**¤ 1 3X4M1NED TH3 R1DG3, TH3 TR3EL1NE ¤**=~~,,,,
,,~=**¤#@# 4BOV3. W4S TH1S WH4T YOU S4W OPPOS1T3, #@#¤**=~,,
,,,,,=*¤#@ FROM THOS3 OTH3R SHOR3S? 1 COULDN'T @#¤*=,,,,,
,,~=**¤#@# R3MEMBER. #@#¤**=~,,
,,~=**¤### ###¤**=~,,
,,~=**¤#@# 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. @@#¤**=~,,
,,~=**¤#@@ @@#¤**=~,,
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,,,,,,=*¤¤ 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? #@#¤**=~,,
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