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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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