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##@§&§^=,¨ limestone bedrock, sharp-cut from the ¨,=^§&§@##
@§§&&§^=,¨ surrounding plains, a ninety degree ¨,=^§&&§§@
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##@§&§^=,¨ to stay just below the grass, so that ¨,=^§&§@##
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