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,,=;=@#@## 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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