With my two friends in tow, I tried to retrace my steps. We grabbed some flashlights, and in case we got lost, I took a handful of ribbons, tying them around trees and stalks of corn. The path was strange and winding, but the ground had been soft enough that we could still see tracks. We found the spot where I fell from exhaustion, and we soon came upon a decaying old house on a hill.

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