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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 /«~,,,,,,,
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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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~«/%@@@### 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. ~,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~«/ 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. ##@@@%/«~,
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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. %/«~,,,,,,
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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. %/«~,,,,,,
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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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,,,~«/%@@@ BO4TS. 1 WOND3RED, COULD TH3Y 3VEN S3E @@@%/«~,,,
,,,,~«/%@@ M3? 1F 1 SHOUT3D, WOULD TH3Y TURN TO @@%/«~,,,,
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