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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. &**:»,,,,,
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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. :»,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, 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. *:»,,,,,,,
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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. »,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,» 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 »,,,,,,,,,
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