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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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