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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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