,^=/%%£@@# #@@£%%/=^,
,,,,,==%££ ££%==,,,,,
,^^===//%£ £%//===^^,
,,^==/%%%£ £%%%/==^,,
,^=/%%£@## ##@£%%/=^,
,^=/%%@@## 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? @@%%%%/=^,
,^=/%£@@## ##@@£%/=^,
,,^^^^/%@@ @@%/^^^^,,
,^=/%%£@@# #@@£%%/=^,
,^=/%%£@@# #@@£%%/=^,
,^=/%%£@## ##@£%%/=^,