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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. ##@¤%§\~:,
,,:~\§%¤@# #@¤%§\~:,,
,,,:~\§%¤@ 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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