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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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