@§§§*,,,,,                                          ,,,,,*§§§@
§§§§*,,,,,                                          ,,,,,*§§§§
#@@§§†*»,,                                          ,,»*†§§@@#
#@@§§†*»,,                                          ,,»*†§§@@#
@§§†***»,,                                          ,,»***†§§@
##@§§†*»,,               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?          ,,»*†§§@##
§§*»»,,,,,                                          ,,,,,»»*§§
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#@@§§†*»,,                                          ,,»*†§§@@#
@@@§§†*»,,                                          ,,»*†§§@@@
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