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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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