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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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¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§ 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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