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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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