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-......... From North To South, Thirty Odd .........-
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†~-....... Thousand Meters. From Topsoil To Stone, .......-~†
††~-...... A Foot Or Two. No Roots Can Fester, No ......-~††
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@¶§@††~-.. Plants. Bushes Frame The Strip. The ..-~††@§¶@
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@¶§@††~-.. 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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