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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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