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,,,§§,,§§§             THE ALVAR FIELDS             §,,§§§§§,,
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,,,,§§,,,, FROM   NORTH   TO  SOUTH,   THIRTY   ODD §§,,,,,§§,
§§§,,,,§§, KILOMETERS.  FROM  WEST  TO  EAST,  FOUR §,,§§§,,,,
,§,,§§,,,, THOUSAND METERS.  FROM TOPSOIL TO STONE, ,,,,§,,§§,
,,,,,,,§§§ A FOOT OR  TWO. NO ROOTS  CAN FESTER, NO ,§§,,,,,,,
§§§§§§,,§§             DUST CAN LINGER.             ,,,,§§§§§§
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§§§§,,§§§§ HERE IS  EARTH,  CLAY,  AND  STURDY  LOW ,,,,,,§§§§
§§§,,,,§§§ PLANTS.  BUSHES  FRAME  THE  STRIP.  THE §§§§§,,§§§
§§,,§§,,§§ EARTH IS BARE  IN  PATCHES  AS  LARGE AS §§§§,,,,§§
§,,,,,,,,,                YOU AND ME.               §§§,,§§,,§
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§,,§§§§§§, CROSS  IT  TO GET TO THE OCEAN, OR DON'T ,,,§§§§§§§
,,,,§§§§,,          TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE.          §§,,§§§§§§
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