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*:~....... 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 .......~:*
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%*:~...... 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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