51.   Behind the house is a river crossed by several charming pedestrian bridges.

52.   A great river is visible.

53.   A river is like a highway, flowing through the landscape.

54.   Above their tidal estuaries, the North Shore rivers are no larger than a good-sized trout stream in the Eastern United States.

55.   Adding to the problem is that, by Eastern standards, the rivers are small.

56.   After years of putting up with flooding, many here say, a dry downtown when the river is raging is worth the occasional blocked view.

57.   All week, a cold rain had fallen and the river was running high.

58.   But because of unusually heavy rains, the river was running high and fast.

59.   But by almost every measure, the river is less polluted and more hospitable to life than it was.

60.   But I doubt that the rivers are as clean as they once were, and catfish can bring the taste of the river to the table.