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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 .....:~^^*
^^~:...... 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. ..........
.......... ..........
.......... 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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