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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 .....^~^§@
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^......... A PALE SWAMP (HERONS, MOSQUITOS). IT'S .........^
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.......... 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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§@§^~^.... 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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