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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, ..^~*%¤#
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##&¤%*~^.. WALLS STICKING OUT OF IT IN MORE THAN A ..^~*%¤#
#&¤%*~^... FEW PLACES. BUT KEEP GOING, AND ...^~*%¤
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~^........ 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 ....^~*%¤&
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##&¤%*~^.. AN OLD RESTAURANT. THE PAINT IS ..^~*%¤#
###&¤%*~^. CHIPPING, SOME WINDOWS ARE BROKEN, BUT .^~*%¤##
##&¤%*~^.. THE SIGNAGE IS STILL THERE: ..^~*%¤#
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