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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. ##@&@^:=.¨
¨¨.=:^@&@# #@&@^:=.¨¨
¨¨¨.=:^@&@ here is earth, clay, and sturdy low @&@^:=.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.=:^@& 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 =.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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