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,,,,~=$%££ if you follow a dirt road north just ££%$=~,,,,
,~«=$%¤£## within the second ring, and navigate ##£¤%$=«~,
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,,,,~~=$¤# arrive at what looks like a large #¤$=~~,,,,
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,,,,~~«$¤£ walls sticking out of it in more than a £¤$«~~,,,,
,~«=$%¤£## few places. but keep going, and ##£¤%$=«~,
,~«=$%¤£## eventually there'll be lilacs, and a ##£¤%$=«~,
,~«=$%¤£## hole in the fence. ##£¤%$=«~,
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,,,,,~=%££ a pale swamp (herons, mosquitos). it's ££%=~,,,,,
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,,,,~«$$¤# city seem distant. but there's a second #¤$$«~,,,,
,,,,««$$¤£ grove inside. zig zag between puddles £¤$$««,,,,
,~«=$%¤£## and sinking shipping containers, ##£¤%$=«~,
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,,,,~~=$¤£ ground becomes solid again. £¤$=~~,,,,
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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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