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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»^^
^»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»^
»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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