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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=:*
$*:=,¨¨¨¨¨ ONTO TH3 3SKER. TH3 PO1NT OF 3NTRY. H4D ¨¨¨¨¨,=:*$
&$*:=,¨¨¨¨ 1 1NST3D OPT3D TO W4LK TH3 P4TH 4T 1TS ¨¨¨¨,=:*$&
#&$*:=,¨¨¨ FOOT, 1'M SUR3 MY 3XPER1ENCE WOULD'V3 ¨¨¨,=:*$
##&$*:=,¨¨ B3EN D1FF3RENT 1ND3ED. ¨¨,=:*$#
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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? ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=:
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨