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###&@§\-,¨ FROM   NORTH   TO   SOUTH,   THIRTY  ODD ¨,-\§@&###
###&@§\-,¨ KILOMETERS.  FROM  WEST  TO  EAST,  FOUR ¨,-\§@&###
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&&§§§\\-,¨ EARTH  IS BARE IN  PATCHES  AS LARGE  AS ¨,-\\§§§&&
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