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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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