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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 ..........
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=:........ 4LON3. 1 WOULD OFT3N TR4V3L P4ST TH3 ........:=
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=:........ 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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=:........ FROM THOS3 OTH3R SHOR3S? 1 COULDN'T ........:=
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.......... TH3 3SKER, 1 FOUND TH3 RU1NS OF SOM3 ..........
.......... OLD BU1LDING. TH3RE W3RE OV3RGROWN ..........
.......... M4RBL3 ST41RCAS3S, STON3 FLOORS B3NE4TH ..........
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=:........ 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 ..........
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