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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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