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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. &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&&¨¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
¨&¨&&¨&¨&¨ 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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