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map. Each of the other 32 owners had their plots widely scattered 
throughout this maze of little strips. 
The tremendous loss of time and the difficulty in tilling such small 
plots is obvious. 
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The system arose out of the enforcement of an ancient law that 
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would cling to his heritage however small. This resulted in the 
parceling of the land into minute strips. 
