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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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