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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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