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so small that it consisted of only one

house and a café. But as small as it was,

it was on the map. Blue Dome, it was

called.

Probably the reason it was on the

map was because there wasn’t anything

else for miles around. It was a lone

outpost in an area with interesting trails

leading up into mountains with

intriguing names like Diamond Peak,

Copper Mountain, and Skull Canyon.

But I found my greatest interest in the

lives of the old couple who ran the café.

I was a young teenager when I first

met them. I was traveling on my first

athletic trip. We had a long day of

wrestling, and then headed home at