&&&¨&¨&&¨¨ ¨&¨¨¨&&&&&
¨¨¨&&&&¨&¨ &&&¨¨&¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨&¨¨¨&&& &¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨
¨¨¨&&¨¨&¨¨ &&¨&&&¨&¨¨
¨¨¨&¨&¨&&¨ ¨¨&&¨¨&&&¨
¨¨¨&&&&&¨& 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. ¨&&¨&&¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨&¨&¨&& &&¨&&¨&¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨&&&&&¨ 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? &&&&&&&&¨&
&¨&¨&¨&&¨¨ &¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&
¨&&&&&&¨&¨ ¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨
¨&¨¨¨¨¨&&& ¨&&¨¨¨¨¨&&
&&&¨¨¨¨&¨¨ &&¨&¨¨¨¨&¨
&¨¨&¨¨¨&&¨ &¨&&&¨¨¨&&