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¨.-^**¤@## RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, EVENTUALLY YOU ##@¤**^-.¨
¨.-^**¤@@# ARRIVE AT WHAT LOOKS LIKE A LARGE #@@¤**^-.¨
¨¨¨-^**¤¤¤ FENCED-IN GROVE OF BIRD CHERRY AND ¤¤¤**^-¨¨¨
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¨.-^**¤@## AND WILL TAKE A WHILE TO CIRCLE, ##@¤**^-.¨
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¨.-^**¤@## HOLE IN THE FENCE. ##@¤**^-.¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨-**¤ CITY SEEM DISTANT. BUT THERE'S A SECOND ¤**-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨.-^^**¤¤@ PARKING LOT, WITH SPRINKLED DANDELIONS, @¤¤**^^-.¨
¨.-^**¤### LINED BY WISTERIA. EAST OF IT IS AN ###¤**^-.¨
¨.-^**¤@## ABANDONED BUILDING, WHAT USED TO HOUSE ##@¤**^-.¨
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