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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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