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,,,~»^§@@¶                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.          ##¶@@§^»~,
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,,,~»^§@@¶ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» ¶@@§^»~,,,
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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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