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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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