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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:        ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             "INDIAN PALACE".             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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