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,,,,,,,~^%   IF YOU FOLLOW A DIRT ROAD NORTH JUST   %^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~^%%   WITHIN THE SECOND RING, AND NAVIGATE   %%^~,,,,,,
,,,,,~^%%§  THE OVERGROWN MAZE OF THE NORTH-EASTERN §%%^~,,,,,
,,,,~^%%§#   RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, EVENTUALLY YOU   #§%%^~,,,,
,,,~^%%§##    ARRIVE AT WHAT LOOKS LIKE A LARGE     ##§%%^~,,,
,,~^%%§###    FENCED-IN GROVE OF BIRD CHERRY AND    ###§%%^~,,
,,,~^%%§##        JUNIPER. IT'S QUITE LARGE,        ##§%%^~,,,
,,,,~^%%§#     AND WILL TAKE A WHILE TO CIRCLE,     #§%%^~,,,,
,,,,,~^%%§   ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S GOT GARDENS AND  §%%^~,,,,,
,,,,,,~^%%  WALLS STICKING OUT OF IT IN MORE THAN A %%^~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^%      FEW PLACES. BUT KEEP GOING, AND     %^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~^%%   EVENTUALLY THERE'LL BE LILACS, AND A   %%^~,,,,,,
,,,,,~^%%§            HOLE IN THE FENCE.            §%%^~,,,,,
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,,,~^%%§## GO INSIDE. WELL, IT'S HOLLOW, AND  HIDES ##§%%^~,,,
,,~^%%§### A PALE  SWAMP (HERONS,  MOSQUITOS). IT'S ###§%%^~,,
,,,~^%%§## BRIGHTER HERE,  AND  THE  SOUNDS OF  THE ##§%%^~,,,
,,,,~^%%§# CITY SEEM DISTANT. BUT  THERE'S A SECOND #§%%^~,,,,
,,,,,~^%%§ GROVE  INSIDE. ZIG ZAG  BETWEEN  PUDDLES §%%^~,,,,,
,,,,,,~^%% AND    SINKING   SHIPPING    CONTAINERS, %%^~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^% BECAUSE TOWARD  THE INNER  TREELINE  THE %^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~^%% GROUND     BECOMES     SOLID      AGAIN. %%^~,,,,,,
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,,,,~^%%§#  GO INSIDE. THIS TIME THERE'S A CRACKED  #§%%^~,,,,
,,,~^%%§##  PARKING LOT, WITH SPRINKLED DANDELIONS, ##§%%^~,,,
,,~^%%§###    LINED BY WISTERIA. EAST OF IT IS AN   ###§%%^~,,
,,,~^%%§##  ABANDONED BUILDING, WHAT USED TO HOUSE  ##§%%^~,,,
,,,,~^%%§#     AN OLD RESTAURANT. THE PAINT IS      #§%%^~,,,,
,,,,,~^%%§  CHIPPING, SOME WINDOWS ARE BROKEN, BUT  §%%^~,,,,,
,,,,,,~^%%       THE SIGNAGE IS STILL THERE:        %%^~,,,,,,
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,,,,,,~^%%             "INDIAN PALACE".             %%^~,,,,,,
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