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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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