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##@@*§*-~¨ RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, EVENTUALLY YOU ¨~-*§*@@##
##@@*§*-~¨ ARRIVE AT WHAT LOOKS LIKE A LARGE ¨~-*§*@@##
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#@§*~~~¨¨¨ WALLS STICKING OUT OF IT IN MORE THAN A ¨¨¨~~~*§@#
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##@@*§*-~¨ HOLE IN THE FENCE. ¨~-*§*@@##
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###@*§*-~¨ 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 ¨~-*****@#
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##@@*§*-~¨ GO INSIDE. THIS TIME THERE'S A CRACKED ¨~-*§*@@##
##@@*§*-~¨ PARKING LOT, WITH SPRINKLED DANDELIONS, ¨~-*§*@@##
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##@@*§*-~¨ AN OLD RESTAURANT. THE PAINT IS ¨~-*§*@@##
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