So is it "the lay of the land" or "the lie of the land" or (in Hawaii)
"the lei of the land" or (in the South Pacific) "the Lae of the land" or
(for bleaching) "the lye of the land" or (ouch-ouch-ouch)
Sorry, I'm better now...
Paul Silbermann National Air and Space Museum
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