READING 2 OF 23 focus words
What to do about the fares
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A practical change would give people five more minutes to reach the water. The boatman agreed to carry the passengers who had missed a connection without charging a premium.
The clerk asked to try this remedy for a week. She would count how many extra journeys the boatman actually made.
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