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				  East of Reading it is decision time: Follow the Kennet 
                & Avon canal to Newbury, Bath and Bristol, or follow the Thames 
                downstream towards London  | 
				
				  
				A paddle 
				boats is overtaking us on the river. 
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				  The Thames path passes 
                the Thames Valley industrial park in Earley. Offices of 
				Oracle, one of Reading's largest employers, overlook the meadow 
                by the river. |