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,,,^~:*$#£ WITHIN THE SECOND RING, AND NAVIGATE £#$*:~^,,,
,,^~:*$#£@ THE OVERGROWN MAZE OF THE NORTH-EASTERN @£#$*:~^,,
,^~:*$#£@# RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, EVENTUALLY YOU #@£#$*:~^,
,,^~:*$#£@ ARRIVE AT WHAT LOOKS LIKE A LARGE @£#$*:~^,,
,,,^~:*$#£ FENCED-IN GROVE OF BIRD CHERRY AND £#$*:~^,,,
,,,,^~:*$# JUNIPER. IT'S QUITE LARGE, #$*:~^,,,,
,,,,,^~:*$ AND WILL TAKE A WHILE TO CIRCLE, $*:~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~:* ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S GOT GARDENS AND *:~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~: WALLS STICKING OUT OF IT IN MORE THAN A :~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~ FEW PLACES. BUT KEEP GOING, AND ~^,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, GO INSIDE. WELL, IT'S HOLLOW, AND HIDES ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ A PALE SWAMP (HERONS, MOSQUITOS). IT'S ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~ BRIGHTER HERE, AND THE SOUNDS OF THE ~^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~: CITY SEEM DISTANT. BUT THERE'S A SECOND :~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~:* GROVE INSIDE. ZIG ZAG BETWEEN PUDDLES *:~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~:*$ 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 *:~^,,,,,,
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