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,,,,,»=§$&                W1NDS 3SKER               &$§=»,,,,,
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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 #&$§=»,,,,
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,,,,,,»=§$ 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.                 ##&$§=»,,,
,,»=§$&###                                          ###&$§=»,,
,,,»=§$&## 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.                   ##&$§=»,,,
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,,,,,,»=§$ 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 #&$§=»,,,,
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,,»=§$&### BO4TS.  1  WOND3RED, COULD TH3Y 3VEN S3E ###&$§=»,,
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