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^^=¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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@@@^^=¨¨¨¨ 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: ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
=¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨=
^=¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ "INDIAN PALACE". ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨=^
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