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"ref": "1994 July, Robert Storey, “North Taiwan”, in Taiwan - A Travel Survival Kit, 3rd edition, Lonely Planet, →OCLC, →OL, page 196, column 2",
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"text": "On to Suao\nA quarter-hour south of Ilan lies the international seaport of Suao 17, though by no means on the same scale as Keelung or Kaohsiung. It’s worth a stop for two reasons: its famous cold springs and the nearby fishing port of Nanfang Ao.",
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