,,,,,^~*†@                                          @†*~^,,,,,
,,,,^~*†@#                                          #@†*~^,,,,
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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.                 #@†*~^,,,,
,,,,,^~*†@                                          @†*~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~*† 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?         @†*~^,,,,,
,,,,^~*†@#                                          #@†*~^,,,,
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