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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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