Path Through an Ancient Grove                          -      N     NE 
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Walking along the path, you strain to see more than a few feet ahead of
you.  Despite the obvious care given the path, you shiver as you sense
something ancient and wild still resides here.  To the west is an impassable
tangle of thorns rising to more than ten feet in height.  
A tabby cat is here, flicking its tail about.
A tabby cat is here, flicking its tail about.
A filthy beggar is aimlessly wandering about here.