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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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