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&¨&&¨&&¨¨& W1NDS 3SKER &&&&¨¨&¨&¨
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¨¨¨&&¨&&&& &¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨
¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨ 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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