On page 2, the text indicates that Jeremiah had to "search like a trail scout for the path."
This means he
found the path without having to look hard
used skill to find the path
Life in Littleton
Jeremiah's family had recently relocated
to Littleton from Chicago. Day after day.
dense summer shade concealed the
wooded hillside bordering their new
backyard. Night after night, Jeremiah lay
under a slow revolving ceiling fan,
listening for the calls of owls and
pondering what else lurked out there in
the woods. Sometimes, other sounds
drifted from the direction of the hill-the
voices and laughter of some rowdy
group-and these he wished he didn't
hear. It wasn't that such sounds were
found the path by accident
wore a trail-scout uniform to look for the path
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