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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. ¨~-^*%@@@#
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@%%%*^~¨¨¨ 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: ~-^*%@@@##
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@@@@%*^-~¨ "indian palace". ¨~-^*%@@@@
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