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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.»=
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.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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