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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ PLANTS. BUSHES FRAME THE STRIP. THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ EARTH IS BARE IN PATCHES AS LARGE AS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ YOU AND ME. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CROSS IT TO GET TO THE OCEAN, OR DON'T ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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