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##§@^:~,,, 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. ,,,,,,,,~:
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,,,,,,,,,, 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. ,,,,,,,,~:
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@^:~,,,,,, 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. ,,,,,,,~:^
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~,,,,,,,,, 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. ,,,,,,,~:^
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§@^:~,,,,, 1 3X4M1NED TH3 R1DG3, TH3 TR3EL1NE ,,,,,~:^@§
#§@^:~,,,, 4BOV3. W4S TH1S WH4T YOU S4W OPPOS1T3, ,,,,~:^@§#
##§@^:~,,, FROM THOS3 OTH3R SHOR3S? 1 COULDN'T ,,,~:^@§##
###§@^:~,, R3MEMBER. ,,~:^@§###
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#§@^:~,,,, 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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, 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. ,,,,~:^@§#
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###§@^:~,, 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 ,,,,,,,,~:
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