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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   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    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
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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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