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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. .....,~:=%
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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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