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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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