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#£@$=\-~¨¨ Thousand  Meters. From Topsoil To Stone, ¨¨~-\=$@£#
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#£@$=\-~¨¨             Dust Can Linger.             ¨¨~-\=$@£#
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=\-~¨¨¨¨¨¨ Earth  Is Bare  In Patches As  Large  As ¨¨¨¨¨¨~-\=
\-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨               You And Me.                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-\
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