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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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