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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 ,,,~*^@&¶#
¶&@^*~,,,, 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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