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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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