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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ KILOMETERS.  FROM  WEST  TO  EAST,  FOUR §§§¨¨¨¨§§¨
§§§§§§§§§¨ THOUSAND METERS. FROM  TOPSOIL TO STONE, §§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨§§§§§§§¨¨ A FOOT  OR TWO. NO ROOTS CAN  FESTER, NO ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨
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¨§§¨¨¨§§§§ PLANTS.  BUSHES  FRAME  THE  STRIP.  THE ¨§§¨¨§§¨¨¨
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¨§§¨¨§§§¨¨ CROSS IT TO GET TO  THE OCEAN,  OR DON'T ¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§          TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE.          §§¨¨¨¨§§§§
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