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.......... 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 ..........
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.......... 4BOV3. W4S TH1S WH4T YOU S4W OPPOS1T3, ..........
.......... FROM THOS3 OTH3R SHOR3S? 1 COULDN'T ..........
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.......... TH3 3SKER, 1 FOUND TH3 RU1NS OF SOM3 ..........
.......... OLD BU1LDING. TH3RE W3RE OV3RGROWN ..........
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.......... 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 ..........
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