As you traverse along the jagged path leading to the waterway, one of your accompanying friends stumbles on a rock, twisting her ankle.  Even though her pain is excruciating, your group continues to walk along the path where the cliff drops severely to the river below.  In the water below, you observe the jacket of your missing friend exclusive of itself.



You decide to turn around and start hiking up the path you just journeyed down.

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The waterway is searched diligently for your long-lost friend.  No luck!  Next you discover that the trail only leads back into the forest again, exactly where you started.