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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. ¨¨¨--^*@§¶
#¶§@*^--¨¨ ¨¨--^*@§¶#
##¶§@*^--¨ 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: ¨¨¨¨--^*@§
@*^--¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨--^*@
*^--¨¨¨¨¨¨ "indian palace". ¨¨¨¨¨¨--^*
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