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The beach is about the size of a tablecloth compared with some of the expanses to the east.
Yet nothingabout the frontier's fenced compoundssuggests the traveller en route elsewhereshould stop--even if stepping on the gascan't do much toward cancelling those pictures,the color of pain, a visual undersong ...Once coppergreen expanses of waterslide into view, though, no one could failto sense the difference in beingbelow sea level--air heavyin the ear, oxygen-rich, cool, dry,scented with desert, and holy enough.A hand dipped in water pondersthe viscous feel of minerals in solution,and little tumuli of salts and carbonatesbuild a submarine city sprawlingfor miles under the hammered-metal surface.On a shore hazed with distance, neat rowsof date palms identify themselveswith a green herringbone frond and ripen foodstuffs for, say, the heavenly banquet.Ritual ablution even so has coatedyour skin with a pale silt glove;and sea and desert are one.
If you feel drawn by a rendezvous with the Midnight Sun, make for these immense lands covering one-third of Canada’s total surface, where, compared to the icy expanses inside the Arctic Circle, the tundra passes for lush meadowland.
Gently sloping expanses of sand, rocks to dive off into the deep waters of the Mediterranean, sheltered bay, or open sea: the choice is enormous, so try to find out what the beach is like before you choose your resort.
From this point you can see right to the north coast and well into the south, while stretching on each side are vast expanses of mountain scenery.
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