The ploughed earth looked rich and dark and fertile.
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Their hoofs threw up clods of earth as they galloped across the field.
There was a large mound of earth in the middle of the field.
A large worm wriggled in the freshly dug earth.In the spring you almost feel you can smell the earth.
I like to get my hands in the earth when I'm gardening.
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