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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. *=\=~,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~=\ 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. £*=\=~,,,,
,,,~=\=*£# #£*=\=~,,,
,,~=\=*£## 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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