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..^~~***@@ DUST CAN LINGER. @@***~~^..
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.^~=**@@@@ 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 @*~~......
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