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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 ¨,=*%¤§###
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