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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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