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§§¨¨§¨§¨§¨ THOUSAND  METERS. FROM TOPSOIL TO STONE, §§¨§¨§§§§§
¨¨§¨§§§§§§ A FOOT  OR TWO.  NO ROOTS CAN FESTER, NO ¨¨§§§§¨¨¨¨
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§§§¨¨§§¨¨§                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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