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These shapes, which were sometimes thousands of miles apart, weren’t natural formations: Defined by stone walls, they tapered over large stretches of terrain, ending at enclosures surrounded by curious circular shapes.

But the legal terrain surrounding such claims is beginning to emerge.

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No point in pretending that we can maintain the same footing, but theater-makers do a tremendous service when they survey this slippery terrain.

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"The soldier's likely familiarity with the area may have helped him navigate the heavily mined terrain," Hong Min, a senior analyst at the Korea Institute for National Unification, told AFP.

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Though residences lack direct frontage on Lake Tahoe—typically the area’s priciest real estate—Martis Camp provides a Tom Fazio-designed golf course and a members-only chairlift to ski terrain at Northstar California Resort.

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