,,,,,,=:^& &^:=,,,,,,
,,,,,=:^&& &&^:=,,,,,
,,,,=:^& #&&^:=,,,,
,,,=:^&# ##&&^:=,,,
,,=:^&## ###&&^:=,,
,,,=:^&# 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. :=,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,= =,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, 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: #&&^:=,,,,
,,,=:^&# ##&&^:=,,,
,,=:^&## "INDIAN PALACE". ###&&^:=,,
,,,=:^&# ##&&^:=,,,
,,,,=:^& #&&^:=,,,,
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