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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. ....^~***@
@@***~^... ...^~***@@
#@@***~^.. 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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