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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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