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¨&&¨&&¨¨¨¨ kilometers. from west to east, four ¨&¨¨&&&&&¨
¨&¨&&¨&¨¨¨ thousand meters. from topsoil to stone, &&&¨&¨¨¨¨&
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¨¨¨¨&&¨¨&¨ dust can linger. ¨&¨&¨¨&¨¨&
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¨&¨¨&&&&&¨ here is earth, clay, and sturdy low &&¨¨¨&&¨&&
&&&¨&¨¨¨¨& plants. bushes frame the strip. the ¨¨&¨¨&¨&&¨
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¨&¨&¨¨&¨¨& you and me. ¨¨&¨&&¨¨&&
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¨&¨¨¨&¨&&¨ to stay where you are. ¨¨&&¨&¨¨¨¨
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