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~......... 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 ........~:
$:~....... GROUND BECOMES SOLID AGAIN. .......~:$
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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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