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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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