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.          
                                          
  
                                          
 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?