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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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