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¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§§ THOUSAND  METERS. FROM TOPSOIL TO STONE, §§¨¨§§§§§§
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¨¨§§¨¨§§§§ EARTH  IS  BARE IN PATCHES AS  LARGE  AS ¨¨§§¨¨§§¨¨
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§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨ CROSS IT TO GET  TO THE OCEAN, OR  DON'T ¨§§§§§§¨¨§
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§§          TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE.          ¨¨§§§§¨¨¨¨
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