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After no more than half an hour of travel on the 'Treeway', we reached another large platform in the center of a great tree which was very much like the first one, excepting that the trunk of the tree came up through its center and there was a door leading into the trunk. AFTER NO MORE THAN HALF AN HOUR OF TRAVEL ON THE TREE WAY WE REACHED ANOTHER LARGE PLATFORM IN THE CENTRE OF A GREAT TREE WHICH WAS VERY MUCH LIKE THE FIRST ONE EXCEPTING THAT THE TRUNK OF THE TREE CAME UP THROUGH ITS CENTRE AND THERE WAS A DOOR LEADING INTO THE TRUNK
 also by giving me a drought of ale and a loaf of bread to overcome my fatigue and hunger, both of which I quickly consumed. He gave me more bread, but wouldn't allow me another glass of ale, for safety's sake. At first I thought he deemed me easily overcome by spirits, but I soon discovered his reasons and thanked him. Wagner returned from the guards and, finding that we were ready to proceed, led us to the far corner of the platform, where we were joined by Taurus. We then set off on a road that ran above the lower levels of the canopy, made from jointed platforms that were attached to the massive limbs of the trees, meeting the branches of the next tree half way across, forming a continuous, snaking path far above the ground. Traveling on those paths we made our way criss-crossingly to the west. The walking was no more difficult than on the ground, for the boards were firmly secured to the great branches, which were at least five or six feet wide, and there were short rails as well. ENCOURAGING TONE AND ALSO BY GIVING ME A DRAUGHT OF ALE AND A LOAF OF BREAD TO OVERCOME MY FATIGUE AND HUNGER BOTH OF WHICH I QUICKLY CONSUMED HE GAVE ME MORE BREAD BUT WOULDN'T ALLOW ME ANOTHER GLASS OF ALE FOR SAFETY'S SAKE AT FIRST I THOUGHT HE DEEMED ME EASILY OVERCOME BY SPIRITS BUT I SOON DISCOVERED HIS REASONS AND THANKED HIM WAGNER RETURNED FROM THE GUARDS AND FINDING THAT WE WERE READY TO PROCEED LED US TO THE FAR CORNER OF THE PLATFORM WHERE WE WERE JOINED BY TAURUS WE THEN SET OFF ON A ROAD THAT RAN ABOVE THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE CANOPY MADE FROM JOINTED PLATFORMS THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THE MASSIVE LIMBS OF THE TREES MEETING THE BRANCHES OF THE NEXT TREE HALF WAY ACROSS FORMING A CONTINUOUS SNAKING PATH FAR ABOVE THE GROUND TRAVELLING ON THOSE PATHS WE MADE OUR WAY CRISS CROSSINGLY TO THE WEST THE WALKING WAS NO MORE DIFFICULT THAN ON THE GROUND FOR THE BOARDS WERE FIRMLY SECURED TO THE GREAT BRANCHES WHICH WERE AT LEAST FIVE OR SIX FEET WIDE AND THERE WERE SHORT RAILS AS WELL
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