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Near Trail Summit and A/D Split on Run 1689 - above Bogwan-sa

At the first rise, another check was found that let them further up the asphalt road towards and past the dormitory and further on up towards the general direction of the north gate of campus.  At the last minute, the trail took a sudden right and then a left over a decrepit concrete bridge and into a junk yard/ carpenter's yard / nursery.  Passing through all of that, the trail hit a cyclone fence.

Along the cyclone fence ran an animal trail and the hare had laid a trail along that and on up the hillside until intersecting with human paths.  The trail eventually took a left swing to follow the ridgeline above Seodaemun prison.  From this vantage point the pack spotted below a blue shirt belonging to Plug and Play who had just completed a Superman dive at minus 1/8" from ground level on his belly down the slope.  

As the trail came across a saddle it dropped down to the right only to end up in a falsie. Recovering their tracks, the pack found themselves climbing up to Bongsudae Peak where they caught their wind and soon stumbled in the now near dark on to the A/D Split.

Only OB1 (and later Plug and Play) were in possession of a half a mind to head down the D Trail.  The rest, with less than half a mind each (proving once again, half a minds are always multipliers and never additives) being indestructible 20- somethings, headed down the opposite slope, eventually on to lesser trails, and ultimately on to no trails with only chalked marked trees now in near total darkness guiding the way.  Youngdumhos led the way and almost stepped into a void at the top of the sluice before recognizing they were to go around it.  

Eventually the pack found itself down out of the forest and on to a major trail that took back up and over the hump where the D Trail reconvened.  From the A/D Trail reunion point it was along a broad trail, past an exercise yard and then dropping down to small covered pavilion and out on to the second falsie.

Again retracing their steps, the pack found True Trail taking them down a path in a young orchard and out on to a dirt road.  The road then quickly led them to the top of the temple grounds and after passing through the temple it was a quick jaunt down through the village and OnIn back to the Circle site.

Runners were greeted with sandwiches provided by Blank Space - and naturally there was both soft drinks and BEER on hand for all.

The Circle

Absent a horn - Hash, organic or automotive, the Hash Bendiction was delivered by past GM Plug and Play.  

The GM brought himself up as the run hare and welcomed all pleasant comments about that swell, moon-lit (had there been a moon) trail.  Most comments were anecidotes reflected in the above run description.

Working through The Categories with the able assistance of the Virtual Blank Space (a redundancy in concept) was short work since the only person who qualified was a visitor on TDY from Hawaii who had found us via our web sit.

All had a chance to tell a joke - some were of which were even funny.  With mosquitoes now in full attack mode, Plug and Play was asked after his own zen-ing the course if he still knew where he wanted to go.  As a matter of fact he did - and it was Way Down South. 

The OnOn
The OnOn was the Blue Frog moving on the Lamplight.  The latter featured Russian go-go dancers in bikinis huffing around stage swinging off of a pole.  HOWEVER, every hour there was an incredible Mongol stripper that motivated our table to chant: "Or-i-ental or We Go! Or-i-ental or We Go!" - to no effect.  So we went.

At Intersection Where Run 1689 A/D Trails Reunite

Diagnosis of speech impediment confirmed...

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