The West Coast lumber trade was a maritime trade route on the West Coast of the United States. It carried lumber from the coasts of Northern California, Oregon, and Washington mainly to the port of San Francisco.
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Key West sank downward under massive clouds
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And theres your pristine earth all freed
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