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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 ,~«:§*&@##
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##@&*§:«~, 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 ,,,«««§*&@
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