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.......... 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 =~........
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........~= 4LMOST R34CH OUT 4ND TOUCH TH3M. 4ND =~........
.........~ TH3N, WH3N 1 R34L1ZED WH1CH SHOR3S TH3Y ~.........
.......... W3RE, 1 H4D TO STOP. ..........
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.......... B1P4RTIT3. L1K3 4 P41R OF LUNGS C4RV3D ..........
.......... 1NTO TH3 GR4N1T3, 4ND W1TH NO L3SS TH4N ..........
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........~= 1NTO TH3 SLOP3 L1K3 D4MS 4GA1NST TH3 =~........
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.......... 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 ~.........
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.......... M3? 1F 1 SHOUT3D, WOULD TH3Y TURN TO ..........
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