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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,        ¨.~*%%@###
##@%%*~.¨¨     AND WILL TAKE A WHILE TO CIRCLE,     ¨¨.~*%%@##
#@%%*~.¨¨¨   ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S GOT GARDENS AND  ¨¨¨.~*%%@#
@%%*~.¨¨¨¨ WALLS STICKING OUT OF IT IN MORE THAN A  ¨¨¨¨.~*%%@
%%*~.¨¨¨¨¨     FEW PLACES. BUT KEEP GOING, AND      ¨¨¨¨¨.~*%%
%*~.¨¨¨¨¨¨   EVENTUALLY THERE'LL BE LILACS, AND A   ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~*%
*~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨            HOLE IN THE FENCE.            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~*
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*~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ GO INSIDE. WELL, IT'S HOLLOW, AND  HIDES ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~*
%*~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ A  PALE SWAMP (HERONS, MOSQUITOS).  IT'S ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~*%
%%*~.¨¨¨¨¨ BRIGHTER  HERE, AND  THE  SOUNDS OF  THE ¨¨¨¨¨.~*%%
@%%*~.¨¨¨¨ 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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@%%*~.¨¨¨¨  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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@%%*~.¨¨¨¨             "INDIAN PALACE".             ¨¨¨¨.~*%%@
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