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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. -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-= =-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-== 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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