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¤,¤,¤,¤,¤¤ COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL, ,,¤,¤,¤,¤,
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£¨#,£¨#.#& ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND. ..¤¨¤,§.£.
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