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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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