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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, $†^-~,,,,,
,,,,,,~-^† BECAUSE TOWARD THE INNER TREELINE THE †^-~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~-^ GROUND BECOMES SOLID AGAIN. ^-~,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~-^ GO INSIDE. THIS TIME THERE'S A CRACKED ^-~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~-^† PARKING LOT, WITH SPRINKLED DANDELIONS, †^-~,,,,,,
,,,,,~-^†$ 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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