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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»=*
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#@@@*=»~¨¨ GO INSIDE. WELL, IT'S HOLLOW, AND HIDES ¨¨~»=*@@@#
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@@*=»~¨¨¨¨ 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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