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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.               §@;~~,,,,,
,~~;§§§§§@                                          @§§§§§;~~,
,,,,,,~§@# 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.                ###§@§;~~,
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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.                   @#§§;~,,,,
,~~;§@§§§#                                          #§§§@§;~~,
,,,~~;§@§§ 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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,~~;§@§#@# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #@#§@§;~~,
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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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