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;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~;
%;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~;%
*%;~.¨¨¨¨¨ PEOPLE  ACCESS THE  ISLAND BY A  BRIDGE. ¨¨¨¨¨.~;%*
¤*%;~.¨¨¨¨ IT'S  MEANT NOT FOR  SMALL  CREATURES  - ¨¨¨¨.~;%*¤
#¤*%;~.¨¨¨ THIS  WAY OVER  IS NARROW  AND  CROWDED, ¨¨¨.~;%*¤#
@#¤*%;~.¨¨               AND VIOLENT.               ¨¨.~;%*¤#@
#@#¤*%;~.¨                                          ¨.~;%*¤#@#
@#¤*%;~.¨¨ AS  IT  CROSSES THE NARROW,  THE ROAD IS ¨¨.~;%*¤#@
#¤*%;~.¨¨¨ WIDE, MADE STRONG BY THE  CONCRETE.  THE ¨¨¨.~;%*¤#
¤*%;~.¨¨¨¨ FLOW  IS  DEEP  AND  SWEET,  AND  HEAVY. ¨¨¨¨.~;%*¤
*%;~.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.~;%*
%;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ PRETTY SOON THOUGH  THE ROAD BRANCHES IN ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~;%
;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ TWO. SOMETIME AFTER THIS THE  SAME THING ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~;
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ HAPPENS  AGAIN.  THIS  TIME, HOWEVER, WE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ GET A PECULIAR RELATIONSHIP  BETWEEN THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ NEW ROADS: A  BIGGER ONE  GOES  STRAIGHT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AHEAD,   WHILE  A  SMALLER   ONE  SNAKES ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~;
%;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨            AROUND IT LIKE IVY.           ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~;%
*%;~.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.~;%*
¤*%;~.¨¨¨¨ THIS IVY ROAD IS HOME  TO  A  GREAT DEAL ¨¨¨¨.~;%*¤
#¤*%;~.¨¨¨ OF SUPPLE CREEKS  AND NOOKS.  THE  WATER ¨¨¨.~;%*¤#
@#¤*%;~.¨¨ FLOWS  SLOWER HERE,  PEOPLE  ARE SLOWER, ¨¨.~;%*¤#@
#@#¤*%;~.¨ CREATURES  COME OUT  OF  THEIR  SHADOWS. ¨.~;%*¤#@#
@#¤*%;~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~;%*¤#@
#¤*%;~.¨¨¨ A  GOOD PLACE  FOR A  LITTLE  SPECIALIST ¨¨¨.~;%*¤#
¤*%;~.¨¨¨¨                  SHOP!                   ¨¨¨¨.~;%*¤
*%;~.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.~;%*
%;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~;%
;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~;
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