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The Battle for the Bridge: A Family's Struggle Against Competition

This chapter explores the Maroon family's fierce opposition to a new bridge construction that threatened their monopoly. Despite their legal maneuvers and patriotic ad campaigns, their efforts to halt the project ultimately failed as the bridge construction moved forward.

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