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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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