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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: @§$%\~,,,,
,,,,,~\%$§ §$%\~,,,,,
,,,,,,~\%$ "INDIAN PALACE". $%\~,,,,,,
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