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,,,,,,,,~~ W1NDS 3SKER ~~,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~~§ 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. ~~,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,~~§* 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. *§~~,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,~~ 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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