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,~~/=*¤@## ##@¤*=/~~,
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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. ##@¤*=/~~,
,,~~/=*¤@# #@¤*=/~~,,
,,,~~/=*¤@ 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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