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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. @&%=:~,,,,
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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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,,,,,,,,,, "INDIAN PALACE". ,,,,,,,,,,
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