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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. ¨&¨&¨¨¨&&¨
&&&&&¨&¨&¨ ¨&&&&¨¨&¨&
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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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