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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: †--.......
......--†^ ^†--......
.....--†^% "INDIAN PALACE". %^†--.....
....--†^%& &%^†--....
...--†^%&¶ ¶&%^†--...
..--†^%&¶# #¶&%^†--..
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..--†^%&¶# #¶&%^†--..