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the ground that was patient enough to wait for the water to leave.
cracked patternDrying mud splits into polygons to relieve shrinkage stress
sailing stonesDeath Valley's playa moves rocks on winter ice
buried archiveSediment layers record thousands of years of climate
salt prizeDried lakebeds become flats mined for lithium
dust threatExposed beds launch toxic storms when lakes vanish