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Statute miles of hard-baked red clay undulating in low terraces and gullies captures and radiates heat in this unforgiving desert. Close to [[Valianto]] the terrain is shallow steps and drops from years of clay mining. Following the trail of steps leads one to the Yaubu pit, the deepest clay mine on the island. There are no trees, although a careful observer might see remains of stumps under the clay indicating that a forest once stood here. Scrub bursts from the dry cracks like ear hairs on an old man, thin and brittle but with a lovely purple flower cluster that contrasts the start surroundings. | |||
Near the center is the Yaubu pit, deep, spirally terraced, and filled with water at the very bottom. Locals do not go near this place and advise against it, but some hotheads still travel the steep winding ledge down, and often don't return. North of the pit begins those long-dead trees that have not yet been used for forges, kilns, buildings, or firewood. Crossing south to north, gullies created during numerous rainstorms wend toward the coast, and one of the largest falls over the lip of the Yaubu. | Near the center is the Yaubu pit, deep, spirally terraced, and filled with water at the very bottom. Locals do not go near this place and advise against it, but some hotheads still travel the steep winding ledge down, and often don't return. North of the pit begins those long-dead trees that have not yet been used for forges, kilns, buildings, or firewood. Crossing south to north, gullies created during numerous rainstorms wend toward the coast, and one of the largest falls over the lip of the Yaubu. | ||