,,~~~\\*%@                                          @%*\\~~~,,
,,~\*%@@##                                          ##@@%*\~,,
,,~\*%@@##                                          ##@@%*\~,,
,,~\*%@@##                                          ##@@%*\~,,
,,~\*%@@##                                          ##@@%*\~,,
,,,,,~*@@#                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?          #@@@%*\~,,
,,~\*%@@##                                          ##@@%*\~,,
,,,,,~~*@@                                          @@*~~,,,,,
,,,,,\*@@@                                          @@@*\,,,,,
,,~\*%@@##                                          ##@@%*\~,,
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