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#@#£*§=«,¨     and will take a while to circle,     ¨,«=§*£#@#
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@££*§=,¨¨¨  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 ¨,«=§*£#@@
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£*§=«¨¨¨¨¨ city seem distant. but  there's a second ¨¨¨¨¨«=§*£
£££§««,¨¨¨ 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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##@#£§=«,¨             "indian palace".             ¨,«=§£#@##
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