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@#&%~,,,,, THE OVERGROWN MAZE OF THE NORTH-EASTERN ,,,,,~%@
#&%~,,,,,, RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, EVENTUALLY YOU ,,,,,,~%
&%~,,,,,,, ARRIVE AT WHAT LOOKS LIKE A LARGE ,,,,,,,~%&
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,,,,,,,,,, WALLS STICKING OUT OF IT IN MORE THAN A ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, FEW PLACES. BUT KEEP GOING, AND ,,,,,,,,,,
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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 ,,,~%@@#
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%~,,,,,,,, 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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