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,.-^%$@### FROM  NORTH   TO   SOUTH,   THIRTY   ODD ###@$%^-.,
,.-^%$@### KILOMETERS.  FROM  WEST  TO  EAST,  FOUR ###@$%^-.,
,.-^%$@### THOUSAND METERS. FROM TOPSOIL TO  STONE, ###@$%^-.,
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,.-^%$@### CROSS IT TO GET  TO THE OCEAN, OR  DON'T ###@$%^-.,
,.-^%$@###          TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE.          ###@$%^-.,
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