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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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