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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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