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--- gm:anchor_rock [2024/04/12 22:08] – created gm_jasper
+++ gm:anchor_rock [2024/04/13 10:14] (current) – [IC Map of Anchor Rock] gm_liana
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-You reach Anchor Rock itself, encounter those 532 town-dwellers. Invariably, being so very remote, the community of Anchor Rock is tight-knit. Folks take care of one another, and if you choose to walk around town you’ll find yourself greeted by many a curious face. The residents of Anchor Rock will tell you that being so isolated does not bother them – in fact, this is just the way they like it. Everyone knows everyone (and everyone knows everyone’s business), it’s reassuring, cosy, familiar. Besides, they would say, we have everything we need right here. Anchor Rock is mostly self-sustaining – their farmers grow everything they need, and if you need something done, one of your neighbours is sure to know how to do it. There is a general store, as well as a series of smaller establishments, and plenty of residents are happy to sell or trade the excess from their gardens. The community is warm and friendly – no one is left without help when they need it. It’s not uncommon to be drawn into a conversation with an old friend on the way to the florist’s, or be invited over for dinner on a whim.
+You reach Anchor Rock itself, encounter those 532 town-dwellers. Invariably, being so very remote, the community of Anchor Rock is tight-knit. Folks take care of one another, and if you choose to walk around town you’ll find yourself greeted by many a curious face. The residents of Anchor Rock will tell you that being so isolated does not bother them – in fact, this is just the way they like it. Everyone knows everyone (and everyone knows everyone’s business), it’s reassuring, cosy, familiar. Besides, they would say, we have everything we need right here. Anchor Rock is mostly self-sustaining -- their farmers grow everything they need, and if you need something done, one of your neighbours is sure to know how to do it. There is a general store, as well as a series of smaller establishments, and plenty of residents are happy to sell or trade the excess from their gardens. The community is warm and friendly -- no one is left without help when they need it. It’s not uncommon to be drawn into a conversation with an old friend on the way to the florist’s, or be invited over for dinner on a whim.
-That being said, as you spend more time in Anchor Rock, you would notice that the community is a little stagnant, at least when it comes to technology. Why bother getting a computer when you’ve done everything just by hand for generations? Why get a cell phone when there’s no cell signal to speak of anyways?  The town has – reluctantly – installed a couple of phone lines, the wires hanging above the Town Square, pointing you to the library or town hall if you feel really so strongly about making a phone call. The library even has a community computer (although, trust me, you did not want to see the debate that decision stirred in the town meeting). It’s enough for the folk in Anchor Rock, but it probably feels antiquated to you, and the rest of the modern world.
+That being said, as you spend more time in Anchor Rock, you would notice that the community is a little stagnant, at least when it comes to technology. Why bother getting a computer when you’ve done everything just by hand for generations? Why get a cell phone when there’s no cell signal to speak of anyways?  The town has -- reluctantly -- installed a couple of phone lines, the wires hanging above the Town Square, pointing you to the library or town hall if you feel really so strongly about making a phone call. The library even has a community computer (although, trust me, you did not want to see the debate that decision stirred in the town meeting). It’s enough for the folk in Anchor Rock, but it probably feels antiquated to you, and the rest of the modern world.
 All the same, it’s home.
+===== IC Map of Anchor Rock =====
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+Map is not to scale