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§§§¨¨§¨§§¨ 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.                ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ cross it to  get to  the ocean, or don't §§¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨          to stay where you are.          §§§¨¨¨§¨§§
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