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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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