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Massive fleets consist of wooden rowboats

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In some incredibly heavily trafficked coastal regions, official public transit consists entirely of elderly men violently rowing small wooden dinghies across chaotic river currents while passengers pray they don't tip.

Massive fleets consist of wooden rowboats
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