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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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