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¤**»:..... WITHIN THE SECOND RING, AND NAVIGATE .....:»**¤
&¤**»:.... THE OVERGROWN MAZE OF THE NORTH-EASTERN ....:»**¤&
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*»:....... EVENTUALLY THERE'LL BE LILACS, AND A .......:»*
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.......... 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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**»:...... 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 ..:»**¤&#@
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