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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.             ¨¨¨¨-«†%*§
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§*%†«-¨¨¨¨ 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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