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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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