Oh, is it truly you, dearest sister mine? Why I have, in fact (O la! what an extraordinary coincidence!) a bridge I would take pleasure in showing you, with an eye to its eventually becoming, in some sense, your own....
Step this way, my sweet. Yes, up this steep rise to the very top of the structure. See how high above the rocky crags, the foamy waters, the shark-infested depths, this bridge doth rise? Oh, I know you do see it, my dear!... but you will be able to enjoy the invigorating sight so much more deeply if you step over here, closer, yes, like that... and even closer to the edge... here, take my hand, oh friend of my bosom, let me hold your soft hand thus, as you lean out, so you may with greater satisfaction peer over the edge, the better to inspect the dark waters spanned by this most interesting structure....
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