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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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