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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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