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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. ,~»*%*#@##
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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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