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¨§§¨§¨¨¨§¨ KILOMETERS.  FROM  WEST  TO  EAST,  FOUR ¨¨§§§§¨§¨§
§¨§§§¨¨§§§ THOUSAND METERS. FROM TOPSOIL  TO STONE, ¨§¨¨¨§§§§§
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¨§¨§§§§¨¨¨             DUST CAN LINGER.             ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§
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¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨§ HERE IS  EARTH,  CLAY,  AND  STURDY  LOW ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨
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§¨§§§§§§§¨ 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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