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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 @##**§;~:,
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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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,:~;§*#@@@      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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,:~;§*#@@# 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 #@@#*§;~:,
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,:~;§*#@@#                                          #@@#*§;~:,
,:~;§*#@@@ 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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,:~;§*#@@@                                          @@@#*§;~:,
,:~;§*#@@@ 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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