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,@,@,@,@@, THOUSAND METERS. FROM  TOPSOIL TO STONE, ,@,,@,,@,@
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,@,@,@,@@,             DUST CAN LINGER.             ,@,,@,,@,@
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,@,@,@,@@, EARTH IS  BARE  IN  PATCHES  AS LARGE AS ,@,,@,,@,@
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,@,@,@,@@,          TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE.          ,@,,@,,@,@
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