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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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¨¨§¨§§¨§§§ HERE  IS  EARTH,  CLAY,  AND  STURDY LOW §§¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨§§§¨§§¨¨¨ PLANTS.  BUSHES  FRAME  THE  STRIP.  THE ¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
§¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨ 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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