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¤¤$††~,... within the second ring, and navigate ...,~††$¤¤
@$$*†††~,. the overgrown maze of the north-eastern .,~†††*$$@
#@@¤$*†~,. residential district, eventually you .,~†*$¤@@#
¤¤¤$††,... arrive at what looks like a large ...,††$¤¤¤
¤¤$$$*†~,. fenced-in grove of bird cherry and .,~†*$$$¤¤
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¤$$††~.... and will take a while to circle, ....~††$$¤
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@¤*~...... 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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