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¨&¨¨&¨&¨¨& FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, THIRTY ODD ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&&¨&&¨&¨&& 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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¨&¨¨&¨&¨¨& 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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