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¤$§*~,,,,, RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, EVENTUALLY YOU ,,,,,~*§$¤
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~,,,,,,,,, WALLS STICKING OUT OF IT IN MORE THAN A ,,,,,,,,,~
*~,,,,,,,, FEW PLACES. BUT KEEP GOING, AND ,,,,,,,,~*
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###¤$§*~,, BRIGHTER HERE, AND THE SOUNDS OF THE ,,~*§$¤###
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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 ,,,,,,,~*§
$§*~,,,,,, CHIPPING, SOME WINDOWS ARE BROKEN, BUT ,,,,,,~*§$
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