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,,^»**&§¶#                                          #¶§&**»^,,
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,,^»**&§¶#                                          #¶§&**»^,,
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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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,,^»**&§¶# »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» #¶§&**»^,,
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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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