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¨¨¨¨,~^†£#               Winds esker                #£†^~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,~^†£#¶ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¶#£†^~,¨¨¨
¨¨,~^†£#¶@                                          @¶#£†^~,¨¨
¨,~^†£#¶@# There Was This  Place That For Two Years #@¶#£†^~,¨
¨¨,~^†£#¶@ I Couldn'T Go To.  Regardless  How  Much @¶#£†^~,¨¨
¨¨¨,~^†£#¶ Discussed  With Others,  Or  Pointed Out ¶#£†^~,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~^†£# On Maps,  I Could Not  Think Of  It When #£†^~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~^†£ Alone.  I  Would  Often  Travel Past The £†^~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^† Fork, Where  A Right  Turn  Would Surely †^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^ Take Me There, But Even  Then, Something ^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~               Kept Me Away.              ~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,                                          ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ When  I  Finally Got  There, After  Some ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     Heavy Subconscious Battle I Must     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Assume,   The   Place  Was  Surreal.  An ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Esker, Like  A Needle-Thin  Rift Out  In ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ The  Lake,   But  Ten  Meters  High  And ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Adorned  In Birch,  Willow, Bracken, And ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨               Blueberries.               ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Walking  Atop  That  Spine,  I  Came  To ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, Notice  The View  To Either  Side. There ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~ Should  Be  Shores,  Of  Course,  But  I ~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^ Didn'T  Recognize Them.  First Off, They ^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^† Were Much  Too Close, As The Lake Should †^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~^†£ Stretch  For  A  Hundred Meters More  On £†^~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~^†£# Both  Sides.  But Now  I  Felt  I  Could #£†^~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,~^†£#¶ Almost Reach  Out  And  Touch  Them. And ¶#£†^~,¨¨¨
¨¨,~^†£#¶@ Then, When I  Realized Which Shores They @¶#£†^~,¨¨
¨,~^†£#¶@#           Were, I Had To Stop.           #@¶#£†^~,¨
¨¨,~^†£#¶@                                          @¶#£†^~,¨¨
¨¨¨,~^†£#¶ They Were  Of The  Right Lake.  But This ¶#£†^~,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~^†£#      Lake Is Large, Fractured, And       #£†^~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~^†£ Bipartite. Like A Pair  Of Lungs  Carved £†^~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^† Into The Granite, And With No Less  Than †^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^   Five Communities Anchored At Various   ^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~      Points. And So, Studying These      ~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,    Impossibly Close Shores, I Slowly     ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Understood Them As Belonging Many  Miles ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  Away.                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ I  Examined  The  Ridge,   The  Treeline ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Above. Was This  What  You Saw Opposite, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ From  Those  Other  Shores?  I  Couldn'T ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                Remember.                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Carrying  Forward,  On  The  Very Tip Of ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, The Esker,  I  Found  The Ruins  Of Some ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~    Old Building. There Were Overgrown    ~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^  Marble Staircases, Stone Floors Beneath ^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^† The  Moss, And  Strange  Slabs  Inserted †^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~^†£ Into  The  Slope  Like Dams Against  The £†^~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~^†£#              Ground Itself.              #£†^~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,~^†£#¶                                          ¶#£†^~,¨¨¨
¨¨,~^†£#¶@ Sitting There,  I Could See  Across  The @¶#£†^~,¨¨
¨,~^†£#¶@# Narrowed Lake My Entire Path To Where  I #@¶#£†^~,¨
¨¨,~^†£#¶@ Sat:  From  The Stairwell  Of My  House, @¶#£†^~,¨¨
¨¨¨,~^†£#¶ Through The  Old  Woods Behind The  Tile ¶#£†^~,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~^†£#      Factory, The Bridge Over Route      #£†^~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~^†£ Twenty three And  Then  Back  Under  It, £†^~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^† Through  The   Fancy  Villas,  Over  The †^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^ Fields,  And Then That Right Turn At The ^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~                   Fork.                  ~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,                                          ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ And Then  The  Stairs Up On  The  Ridge. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Thinking  Back,  This Was  Probably  It. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Hidden In  A  Grove,  There Were  Stairs ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Much  Like  The Ones I Currently Sat On, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Old  And  Worn Down,  That  Lead  You Up ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Onto  The Esker. The Point Of Entry. Had ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ I Insted Opted  To Walk  The Path At Its ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Foot, I'M  Sure  My Experience  Would'Ve ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨          Been Different Indeed.          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,                                          ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^† On  The  Lake,  There  Were   People  In †^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~^†£ Boats.  I Wondered,  Could They Even See £†^~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~^†£# Me? If I  Shouted,  Would They  Turn  To #£†^~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,~^†£#¶         Stare Right Through Me?          ¶#£†^~,¨¨¨
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