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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 ~,........
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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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