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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. *=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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.           ##@#@%*=-¨
¨¨-=*%@#@#                                          #@#@%*=-¨¨
¨¨¨-=*%@#@ 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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