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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.               ,§§§§,,§§,
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§,,,,,,,,, CROSS  IT TO  GET TO THE OCEAN, OR DON'T §,,,,§§§§§
,,§§§§§§§§          TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE.          ,,§§,,§§§§
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