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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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##@&%**~:¨ 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 ¨:~**%&@##
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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: ¨¨¨¨~***%&
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&*~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ "indian palace". ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~*&
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