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#@$**~....           THE EARTHS SURFACES.           ....~**$@#
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###@$**~.. THE DENSER,  WARMER  REGIONS  -  LOUDER, ..~**$@###
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#@$**~....         WE WOULD TRAVEL FOR DAYS         ....~**$@#
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##@$**~...              THE ANTI-ROAD               ...~**$@##
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##@$**~... A  WIND,  COOL  AND  PASSING   COHERENCE ...~**$@##
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##@$**~...          THE ULTIMATE BIOTOPE!           ...~**$@##
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##@$**~... YOU   MIGHT  VERY  WELL   DIE  IN  HERE. ...~**$@##
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#@$**~....     A BERMUDA TRIANGLE OF THE LAND,      ....~**$@#
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