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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Above the buttes, the mile-high white clouds were as flat on the bottom as paperweights.
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Across the flat tableland are almost 100 red and orange monolithic sandstone buttes and mesas jutting skywards.
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Cactus-covered buttes stand in sharp contrast to the blue water, making this an idyllic spot for a getaway.
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We saw mesas and buttes, red rock under smooth blue sky for the first time in our lives.