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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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