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&¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨ 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. ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
&¨&¨&&¨&&¨ ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨¨
&¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨ CROSS IT TO GET TO THE OCEAN, OR DON'T ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
&¨&¨&&¨&&¨ TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE. ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨¨
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