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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. @#%^:~~,,,
,,,,~~:^%# #%^:~~,,,,
,,,,,~~:^% 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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,,,,,,,,,, "INDIAN PALACE". ,,,,,,,,,,
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