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,,,,,:::$# IF YOU FOLLOW A DIRT ROAD NORTH JUST #$:::,,,,,
,,~:$$&### WITHIN THE SECOND RING, AND NAVIGATE ###&$$:~,,
,,~:$&#### THE OVERGROWN MAZE OF THE NORTH-EASTERN ####&$:~,,
,,,,,,:$$& RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, EVENTUALLY YOU &$$:,,,,,,
,,,,,,:$## ARRIVE AT WHAT LOOKS LIKE A LARGE ##$:,,,,,,
,,,~~~:$$& FENCED-IN GROVE OF BIRD CHERRY AND &$$:~~~,,,
,,~:$$&### JUNIPER. IT'S QUITE LARGE, ###&$$:~,,
,,:$$&#### AND WILL TAKE A WHILE TO CIRCLE, ####&$$:,,
,,,,,,,~$& ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S GOT GARDENS AND &$~,,,,,,,
,,~::$$$&& WALLS STICKING OUT OF IT IN MORE THAN A &&$$$::~,,
,,~:$$&### FEW PLACES. BUT KEEP GOING, AND ###&$$:~,,
,,~:$$&### EVENTUALLY THERE'LL BE LILACS, AND A ###&$$:~,,
,,,,,,~$$& HOLE IN THE FENCE. &$$~,,,,,,
,,~:$$&### ###&$$:~,,
,,~:$$&### GO INSIDE. WELL, IT'S HOLLOW, AND HIDES ###&$$:~,,
,,~:$$&### A PALE SWAMP (HERONS, MOSQUITOS). IT'S ###&$$:~,,
,,,,,~::$# BRIGHTER HERE, AND THE SOUNDS OF THE #$::~,,,,,
,,~:$$&### CITY SEEM DISTANT. BUT THERE'S A SECOND ###&$$:~,,
,,~:$$&### GROVE INSIDE. ZIG ZAG BETWEEN PUDDLES ###&$$:~,,
,,~:$$&### AND SINKING SHIPPING CONTAINERS, ###&$$:~,,
,,,,,~:$$# BECAUSE TOWARD THE INNER TREELINE THE #$$:~,,,,,
,,~:$&#### GROUND BECOMES SOLID AGAIN. ####&$:~,,
,,,,,,~$$# #$$~,,,,,,
,,~:$$&### GO INSIDE. THIS TIME THERE'S A CRACKED ###&$$:~,,
,,~:$$&### PARKING LOT, WITH SPRINKLED DANDELIONS, ###&$$:~,,
,,,,,:::$& LINED BY WISTERIA. EAST OF IT IS AN &$:::,,,,,
,,,,~~$$$# ABANDONED BUILDING, WHAT USED TO HOUSE #$$$~~,,,,
,,~:$$$&## AN OLD RESTAURANT. THE PAINT IS ##&$$$:~,,
,,,~~::$## CHIPPING, SOME WINDOWS ARE BROKEN, BUT ##$::~~,,,
,,,,,:$$&# THE SIGNAGE IS STILL THERE: #&$$:,,,,,
,,~:$$&### ###&$$:~,,
,,~:$$&### "INDIAN PALACE". ###&$$:~,,
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