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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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,,,,,,,.~\ PLANTS.  BUSHES  FRAME  THE  STRIP.  THE \~.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,.~\* EARTH IS  BARE  IN PATCHES  AS LARGE  AS *\~.,,,,,,
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,,,.~\*§## CROSS IT TO  GET  TO THE OCEAN, OR DON'T ##§*\~.,,,
,,.~\*§###          TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE.          ###§*\~.,,
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