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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. ~^........
.........^ ^.........
.......... 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: #&*†~^....
...^~†*@ @#&*†~^...
..^~†*@# "INDIAN PALACE". #@#&*†~^..
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