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