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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: #@##$**«^.
..^«**$##@ @##$**«^..
...^«**$## "INDIAN PALACE". ##$**«^...
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