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,:~*%$#@@# WITHIN THE SECOND RING, AND NAVIGATE #@@#$%*~:,
,,:~*%$#@@ THE OVERGROWN MAZE OF THE NORTH-EASTERN @@#$%*~:,,
,,,:~*%$#@ RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, EVENTUALLY YOU @#$%*~:,,,
,,,,:~*%$# ARRIVE AT WHAT LOOKS LIKE A LARGE #$%*~:,,,,
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,,,,:~*%$# JUNIPER. IT'S QUITE LARGE, #$%*~:,,,,
,,,:~*%$#@ AND WILL TAKE A WHILE TO CIRCLE, @#$%*~:,,,
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,,:~*%$#@@ FEW PLACES. BUT KEEP GOING, AND @@#$%*~:,,
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,,,,:~*%$# GO INSIDE. WELL, IT'S HOLLOW, AND HIDES #$%*~:,,,,
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,:~*%$#@@# CITY SEEM DISTANT. BUT THERE'S A SECOND #@@#$%*~:,
,,:~*%$#@@ GROVE INSIDE. ZIG ZAG BETWEEN PUDDLES @@#$%*~:,,
,,,:~*%$#@ AND SINKING SHIPPING CONTAINERS, @#$%*~:,,,
,,,,:~*%$# BECAUSE TOWARD THE INNER TREELINE THE #$%*~:,,,,
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,:~*%$#@@# LINED BY WISTERIA. EAST OF IT IS AN #@@#$%*~:,
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,,,,,:~*%$ THE SIGNAGE IS STILL THERE: $%*~:,,,,,
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