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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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¨&¨&¨&¨¨&¨ 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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