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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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