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$*=»~..... ARRIVE AT WHAT LOOKS LIKE A LARGE .....~»=*$
*=»~...... 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 .........~
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=»~....... GROVE INSIDE. ZIG ZAG BETWEEN PUDDLES .......~»=
*=»~...... AND SINKING SHIPPING CONTAINERS, ......~»=*
$*=»~..... BECAUSE TOWARD THE INNER TREELINE THE .....~»=*$
&$*=»~.... GROUND BECOMES SOLID AGAIN. ....~»=*$&
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$*=»~..... CHIPPING, SOME WINDOWS ARE BROKEN, BUT .....~»=*$
*=»~...... THE SIGNAGE IS STILL THERE: ......~»=*
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