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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. ##$=^»^...
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..^»^=$##@ shop! @##$=^»^..
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