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##@@@*^»^. AND WILL TAKE A WHILE TO CIRCLE, .^»^*@@@##
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##@@@*^»^. BRIGHTER HERE, AND THE SOUNDS OF THE .^»^*@@@##
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##@@@*^»^. GROVE INSIDE. ZIG ZAG BETWEEN PUDDLES .^»^*@@@##
##@@@*^»^. AND SINKING SHIPPING CONTAINERS, .^»^*@@@##
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##@@@*^»^. 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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