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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. =~-,,,,,,,
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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: %§=~-,,,,,
,,,,-~=§%§ §%§=~-,,,,
,,,-~=§%§# "INDIAN PALACE". #§%§=~-,,,
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