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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. %†*«:.....
......:«*† †*«:......
.......:«* 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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