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:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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†~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ABANDONED BUILDING, WHAT USED TO HOUSE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†
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:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CHIPPING, SOME WINDOWS ARE BROKEN, BUT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE SIGNAGE IS STILL THERE: ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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