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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, ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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