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The Proper Path (HTML Puzzle, Hunt '96)

If you found the correct path through the puzzle, you would have visited the following pages in order, and gotten the subsequent letters and numbers:

The Solution

The letters passed in order were 
BCBFDGBAFCDDCFGEAFAEDAAG*
(where that last letter is either an F or a G, since there's no defined path off the last page)

And if you added the numbers as specified in the directions, you get 

LSOMEWHEREOVERTHERAINBOW*
(where the last letter is either a Y or a Z, depending on which path you considered off of the last page).

As per the directions, if you discard the first and last letter, you are left with the answer Somewhere over the Rainbow.

The Fake-out

The filenames were meant to be somewhat arbitrary, but of course no puzzle hunters would believe that! So, if you followed through the web pages in a certain methodical manner, the filenames (without the .html extension) spell out the following:

thes efil enam esar eaco unte rpoi ntto thet ruet heme ofth ispu zzle augm enti ngit ssco pebu tnot lead ingt othe solu tion

or, more legibly,

These filenames are a counterpoint to the true theme of this puzzle, augmenting its scope but not leading to the solution.

Contact: MIT IAP Mystery Hunt -- puzzle@mit.edu