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#@#§**^~.¨ the overgrown maze of the north-eastern ¨.~^**§#@#
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§***~....¨ arrive at what looks like a large ¨....~***§
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#@#§**^~.¨ walls sticking out of it in more than a ¨.~^**§#@#
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§**~~.¨¨¨¨ a pale swamp (herons, mosquitos). it's ¨¨¨¨.~~**§
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§§*^....¨¨ city seem distant. but there's a second ¨¨....^*§§
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#@#§**^~.¨ 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 ¨¨¨..~^**#
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#@#§**^~.¨ the signage is still there: ¨.~^**§#@#
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