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¨¨&¨¨¨¨&&¨ &&¨&&&¨¨&¨
¨¨&&¨¨¨&¨& ¨¨&&¨¨&¨&&
&¨&¨&¨¨&&& ¨¨&¨&¨&&&¨
&&&&&&¨&¨¨ &¨&&&&&¨¨&
¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨ 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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&&&¨&&&¨&¨ &&¨¨¨&&¨&&
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