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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. ###&%*:~^,
,,^~:*%&##                                          ##&%*:~^,,
,,,^~:*%&#  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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