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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 $;~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~; 4SSUM3, TH3 PL4C3 W4S SURR34L. 4N ;~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~ 3SKER, L1K3 4 N3EDLE-TH1N R1FT OUT 1N ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨: TH3 L4K3, BUT T3N M3TERS H1GH 4ND :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 4DORN3D 1N B1RCH, W1LLOW, BR4CK3N, 4ND ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BLU3BERR1ES. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ W4LK1NG 4TOP TH4T SP1N3, 1 C4M3 TO ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ NOT1C3 TH3 V13W TO 31THER S1D3. TH3RE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨: SHOULD B3 SHOR3S, OF COURS3, BUT 1 :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~ D1DN'T R3COGN1ZE TH3M. F1RST OFF, TH3Y ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~; W3RE MUCH TOO CLOS3, 4S TH3 L4K3 SHOULD ;~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~;$ 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. @#&*$;~:¨¨
¨:~;$*&#@# #@#&*$;~:¨
¨¨:~;$*&#@ 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 &*$;~:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:~;$*&# 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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