"...The arboretum was a vast, sprawling swath of green within the city. Elsewhere, buildings vied aggressively for space in a city whose edifices were built practically on top of each other, but here there was open space. There was flora enough to get lost in within the arboretum's tremendous expanse... It was to this swampy interstice that Mike now turned his wheels, to the place where the clear waters ran dark, and shadowy figures lurked in the rushes..."
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