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%:=,,,,,,, from  north   to   south,   thirty   odd ,,,,,,,=:%
£%:=,,,,,, kilometers.  from  west  to  east,  four ,,,,,,=:%£
@£%:=,,,,, thousand meters. from topsoil to  stone, ,,,,,=:%£@
£@£%:=,,,, a foot or two. no  roots can  fester, no ,,,,=:%£@£
#£@£%:=,,,             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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