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§§§§§¨§§¨¨ THOUSAND METERS. FROM  TOPSOIL TO STONE, ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§¨
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¨§¨¨¨§¨§§§             DUST CAN LINGER.             ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
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¨§§§§§§¨§§ PLANTS.  BUSHES  FRAME  THE  STRIP.  THE ¨§§§§¨§§§§
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§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨ CROSS IT TO GET TO  THE OCEAN, OR  DON'T ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨§§¨§§¨          TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE.          ¨¨§§§¨§¨¨§
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