¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &&¨&&¨&&&&
¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨&&¨&&¨¨¨&
&¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨& &¨&&¨&¨¨&&
&&&¨¨¨¨¨&& &&¨&&&¨&¨¨
¨¨&¨¨¨¨&¨& ¨&&¨¨&&&¨&
¨&&¨¨¨&&&& 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? &&&&&&¨&&&
&&&¨¨¨&¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨&&¨¨¨
¨¨&¨¨&&¨¨& ¨¨¨¨&¨&¨¨&
¨&&¨&¨&¨&& ¨¨¨&&&&¨&&
&¨&&&&&&¨& ¨¨&¨¨¨&&¨&
&&¨¨¨¨¨&&¨ ¨&&¨¨&¨&&¨