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9FLU;E4
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9 A /RAI<T L9E1 & P]H FIFTE5 OR TW5TY
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SA 9 ! 4T.E A GRT SMOKE1 & F.D !
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9 ! NEI<B\RHOOD ,ON ! NEXT MORN+ 7#BA/7
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ABUNDANT1 PROBABLY DERIVES X 5TIRE
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;I AL 9 8 PROP] 4TRICT1 H]DS ( FIFTY OR
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TRA91 FOLL[S AN PREYS ^U ^! ANIMALS4 ,!
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! BANKS (! RIV] &! REMA9S ( S"EAL
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PROMIS9 SIGN1 & EV5TU,Y TURN$ \ A TRUE
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3D5S$ 0_! ICY SUMMITS4
  ,APRIL #BF?4--,WE ? "D MET )A M>K$
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NUMB] & 9 SIZE1 B N"O 7 Z L>GE Z A MAN0'
H1D4 ,? MORN+1 H["E1 PEB#S (! SAME ROCK
B M -PACT1 SU45LY 2CAME ABUNDANT1 & 9 TH
C\RSE ( HALF AN H\R WE SAW1 AT ! 4T.E (
FIVE O SIX MILES1 ! ANGUL> $GE (A GRT
BASALTIC PLAT=M ,:5 WE >RIV$ AT XS BASE
WE F.D ! /R1M BU2L9 AM;G ! FALL5 BLOCKS4
,=! NEXT TW5TY-EI<T MILE ! RIV]-C\RSE 0
5CUMB]$ ) ^! BASALTIC MASSES ,ABV T
LIMIT IMM5SE FRAG;TS ( PRIMITIVE ROCKS
DERIV$ F XS SURR.D+ B\LD]-=M,N1 W] EQU,Y
NUM]\S4 ,N"O (! FRAG;TS ( ANY 3SID]A#
SIZE _H BE5 WA%$ M ?AN ?REE OR F\R MILE
D[N ! RIV] 2L _! P>5T-S\RCE3 3SID]+ TH
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MOD]ATELY-SIZ$ FRAG;TS4
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0 #ABJ FEE 9 ?ICK;S2 FOLL[+ UP ! RIV]
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M1NS ( "K+1 B ! PLAT=M "! ATTA9S A HEI<
( AB ?REE ?\S& FEET ABV ! LEVEL (! SEA
WE M/ "!=E LOOK 6! M.TA9S ( T GRT *AI =
XS S\RCE2 & WOR?Y ( S* A S\RCE >E /R1MS
?A H FL[$ OV] ! G5TLY 9CL9$ B$ (! SEA
64T.E ( "O HUNDR$ MILES4 ,AT ! F/ GL.E (
TH BASALTIC CLI6S ON ! OPPOSITE SIDES (!
VALLEY1 X WA EVID5T T ! /RATA ONCE 7
UNIT$4 ,:AT P[]1 !N HAS REMOV$ AL;G A
:OLE L9E ( C.TRY1 A SOLID MASS O V H>D
ROCK1 : _H AN AV]AGE ?ICK;S ( NE>L ?REE
HUNDR$ FEET1 &A BR1D? V>Y+ F R LES ?AN
TWO MILES 6F\R MILES8 ,! RIV]1 ?\< X HAS
;S LL P[] 9 TRANSPORT+ EV5 9CONSID]A#
FRAG;TS YET 9 ! LAPSE ( AGES MI<T
PRODUCE 0XS GRADUAL EROSIO AN E6ECT ( :
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F TH MANN] 9 : ! BOTTOM (! VALLEY NE> !
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! VALLEY ( ,SANT ,CRUZ4 ,NO POSSI# AC;N
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GI4Y ;T REFLECT ON ! NUMB] ( YE>S1
C5TURY AF C5TURY1 :IC ! TIDES1 UNAID$ 0A
H1VY SURF1 M/ H REQUIR$ ;T H CORROD$ S
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,OC1N4
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PLA9 ! "* (! L&SCAPE LIKEWISE ALT]$4
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TRANSPORT$ BACK AG 6! B>RE VALLEYS (!
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  ,? "D ,I %OT A 3DOR4 ,X M1SUR$ F TIP
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6TAIL F\R FEET4 ,? BIRD IS "KN 6H A WIDE
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BOLD PRECIPICES AT ! H1D ( ,PORT
,DESIRE1 ! 3DOR IS N UNCOMMON2 YET ONLY
A FEW /RA7L]S O3A.N,Y VISIT ! S1COA/4 ,A
L9E ( CLIFF NE> ! M\? (! ,SANTA ,CRUZ ;I
FREQU5T$ 0^! BIRDS1 & AB EI<TY MILES UP
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0/EE BASALTIC PRECIPICES1 ! 3DOR
REAPPE>S4 ,F ^! FACTS X SEEMS T ! 3DORS
REQUIRE P]P5DICUL> CLI6S4 ,I ,*ILE1 !Y
HAUNT1 DUR+ ! GRT] "P (! YE>1 TH L[]
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S"EAL ROO/ TGR 9 "O TREE2 B 9 ! E>LY "P
O SUMM]1 !Y RETIRE 6! MO/ 9A3ESSI# "PS (
TH 9N] ,CORDILL]A1 "! 6BRE$ 9 P1CE4
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C.TRY P 9 ,*ILE1 T ! 3DOR MAKES NO SORT
O NE/1 B 9 ! MON?S ( ,NOVEMB] & ,DECEMB]
LAY TWO L>GE :ITE E7S ON A %ELF ( B>E
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5TIRE YE>2 & LON AF !Y >E A#1 !Y 3T9UE
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-+ SU45LY 6! BR[ (! PRECIPICE1 X 0 A
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^! GREA BIRDS />T H1VILY F _! RE/+-
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! QUANT;Y ( DUNG ON ! ROCKS !Y M/ L;G H
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GUANACOS : H DI$ A NATURAL D1?1 OR Z M
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,*IL5O C.TRYMAN TELLS YO T !Y >E WAT*+ A
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,IF ! 3DORS GLIDE D[N1 & !N SU45L ALL
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X CANNO GIVE XS BODY SU6ICI5T MO;TUM
6RISE F ! GR.D ,! SECOND ME?OD IS 6M>K !
TREES 9 :1 FREQU5TL 6! NUMB] ( FIVE OR
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= SIXP;E1 B ! -MON PRICE IS EI<T OR T5
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0 CUT ;B : XS BILL 0 SECUR$1 AL? SURR.D$
0P X 2GAN RAV5\SLY 6TE> A PIECE (
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TW5TY & ?IRTY 7 KEPT ALIVE ,!Y 7 F$ ONLY
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H1L?4 ,7#B7' ,! ,*IL5O C.TRYM5 ASS]T T !
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?1 BU X IS A CRUEL EXP]I;T1 : V LIKELY
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WELL "K T ! 3DORS1 L O!R C>RION-
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4T.E ( AB ?REE Y>DS F !M1 B NO NOTIC
:AT"E 0 TAK54 ,I !N ?REW X ON ! GR.D1 )I
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