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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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