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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: ##§*^~:,,,
,,,,:~^*§# #§*^~:,,,,
,,,,,:~^*§ "indian palace". §*^~:,,,,,
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