¨###¨#¨¨¨¨ ¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨#
#¨¨###¨¨¨# ##¨¨¨¨####
#¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨ ¨#¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨
###¨##¨### ##¨¨##¨¨¨#
¨¨##¨##¨¨¨ ¨#¨#¨#¨¨#¨
¨#¨##¨#¨¨# 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? #¨##¨###¨¨
##¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨ ##¨##¨¨#¨¨
¨#¨¨¨##¨¨¨ ¨##¨#¨##¨#
##¨¨#¨#¨¨¨ #¨####¨###
¨#¨####¨¨# ##¨¨¨##¨¨¨
###¨¨¨#¨#¨ ¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨¨