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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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