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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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