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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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