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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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