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Night replaced day and I regretted not bringing a flashlight when the shadows hid the holes and rocks along the road. I tripped and tumbled my way around the hill above the lake and its cabins. Fortunately, I noticed that each step I took brought me closer to the lights and open water.
The logging road grew thinner as wild bushes and trees sprouted from its open ground. After a few miles it was more like a wide path. On my right and fifty yards through a thicket of trees and brush lay the lake road. From the look of the cabins I guessed I was nearly at the park and gate.
I froze when a gunshot echoed through the air. It came from in front of me. My physical heart told me to run the other way, but my emotional heart told me to run forward. I listened to my emotions and ignored
