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..^~:*%§@# FROM  NORTH   TO   SOUTH,   THIRTY   ODD #@§%*:~^..
.^~:*%§@## KILOMETERS.  FROM  WEST  TO  EAST,  FOUR ##@§%*:~^.
..^~:*%§@# THOUSAND METERS. FROM TOPSOIL TO  STONE, #@§%*:~^..
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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 #@§%*:~^..
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...^~:*%§@ CROSS IT TO GET  TO THE OCEAN, OR  DON'T @§%*:~^...
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