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,,,,,,,,,, from north to south, thirty odd ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, kilometers. from west to east, four ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ thousand meters. from topsoil to stone, ~,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~=$ dust can linger. $=~,,,,,,,
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,,,,,~=$£@ here is earth, clay, and sturdy low @£$=~,,,,,
,,,,~=$£@@ plants. bushes frame the strip. the @@£$=~,,,,
,,,~=$£@@# earth is bare in patches as large as #@@£$=~,,,
,,~=$£@@## you and me. ##@@£$=~,,
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,,,,~=$£@@ cross it to get to the ocean, or don't @@£$=~,,,,
,,,,,~=$£@ to stay where you are. @£$=~,,,,,
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