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In episode 2 of the anime, the characters start off in the Shiganshina
district. When and how did they get inside wall Maria? It shows them on a
river barge with other refugees, but I do not think that explains it. Is there
a gate on the river for the barge to go through? If so, is the gate ever
shown, explained or attacked?


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In Attack on Titan, how did the river barge escape Shiganshina in episode 2?


The refugees just sailed into wall Maria. There isn't much more to it than
that. As far as I know the river gates were never explained, but they have
been shown. In chapter 1 you can see the river flow through the walls and in
chapter 73 you can see in more detail how the river flows freely in and out
the walls through bars. I assume them to be able to open similarly to the
regular gates. They have not been attacked and it has not been explained why.
At this point it makes more sense to attack the regular gates than the bars,
seeing we don't even known whether [Titans can even
swim](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/13446/can-the-titans-swim).

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The boat wasn't in Shinganshina District, it was in Wall Maria. The people
living in Shinganshina had to run through the inner gate to get to the boat.
In the anime a Garrison Regiment person yells for everyone to go through the
inner gate and that there will be a boat on the other side that will take them
to safety. Then the Garrison Regiment sets up cannons in front of the inner
gate to protect the people trying to get onto the boat. A couple minutes later
the Armored Titan appears, and breaches the inner gate. All the people see
that the inner gate has been breached and they realize that their only option
is to try to jump onto the boat.


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They simply ran through the open gates of Wall Maria and then to the boat.
Since Shiganshina was a safe place before the Colossal Titan breached the
outer wall, the gate was open. So when the wall was breached the Garrison
protected the gate and let the people of Shiganshina inside as long as they
could. When the threat got to big they closed the gate (which the armored
Titan then breached).


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