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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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