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.....:~^=$ people access the island by a bridge. $=^~:.....
......:~^= it's meant not for small creatures - =^~:......
.......:~^ this way over is narrow and crowded, ^~:.......
......:~^= and violent. =^~:......
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....:~^=$@ as it crosses the narrow, the road is @$=^~:....
...:~^=$@@ wide, made strong by the concrete. the @@$=^~:...
..:~^=$@@# flow is deep and sweet, and heavy. #@@$=^~:..
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..:~^=$@@# 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 $=^~:.....
......:~^= new roads: a bigger one goes straight =^~:......
.......:~^ ahead, while a smaller one snakes ^~:.......
......:~^= around it like ivy. =^~:......
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....:~^=$@ 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. ##@@$=^~:.
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...:~^=$@@ a good place for a little specialist @@$=^~:...
....:~^=$@ shop! @$=^~:....
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