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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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