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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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