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