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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.              ####@§*:,,
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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.           ##§*~,,,,,
,,~:*§@###                                          ###@§*:~,,
,,~:***§§# 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.                ###@§*:~,,
,,~:*§@###                                          ###@§*:~,,
,,,,,::§## 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?          ###@§*:~,,
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