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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. @@&*~~..¨¨
¨.~=*¤&@## ##@&¤*=~.¨
¨¨¨¨~~~*&@ 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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