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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, :~.,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,.~:§ 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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