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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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