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