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  Florida's surface water systems offer some of the states most attractive recreational enticements. Here dozens of bathers enjoy a swim in the Blackwater River.
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  The white sand washes down from the Appalachian Mountains to the Gulf of Mexico.
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  The cove is on the sound side of Naval Live Oaks Preserve.
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  Pine stumps decay slowly on the dry sandy forest floor.
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  A variety of lichen and moss are the most common ground cover.
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  Pieces of pine scrub trees decay slowly because of the high content of sap.
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  The shapes of the dead pine trees form a natural barrier in the undergrowth of Florida rosemary.
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  Pine branches forms litter the forest floor.