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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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