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§**:~,.... 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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@¶§**:~,.. CITY SEEM DISTANT. BUT THERE'S A SECOND ..,~:**§¶@
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§**:~,.... 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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