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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«
;«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  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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