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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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