,,~~*$*@## ##@*$*~~,,
,~~*$*@### ###@*$*~~,
,,~~*$*@## ##@*$*~~,,
,,,~~*$*@# #@*$*~~,,,
,,,,~~*$*@ @*$*~~,,,,
,,,,,~~*$* IF YOU FOLLOW A DIRT ROAD NORTH JUST *$*~~,,,,,
,,,,,,~~*$ 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. *$*~~,,,,,
,,,,,,~~*$ $*~~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~~* GO INSIDE. WELL, IT'S HOLLOW, AND HIDES *~~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~~*$ 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: @*$*~~,,,,
,,,~~*$*@# #@*$*~~,,,
,,~~*$*@## "INDIAN PALACE". ##@*$*~~,,
,~~*$*@### ###@*$*~~,
,,~~*$*@## ##@*$*~~,,
,,,~~*$*@# #@*$*~~,,,
,,,,~~*$*@ @*$*~~,,,,
,,,,,~~*$* *$*~~,,,,,