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#@@§%$^~., PLANTS.  BUSHES  FRAME  THE  STRIP.  THE ,.~^$%§@@#
@@§%$^~.,, EARTH  IS BARE IN  PATCHES AS  LARGE  AS ,,.~^$%§@@
#@@§%$^~.,               YOU AND ME.                ,.~^$%§@@#
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#@@§%$^~., CROSS  IT TO GET TO THE  OCEAN, OR DON'T ,.~^$%§@@#
@@§%$^~.,,          TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE.          ,,.~^$%§@@
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