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,~~\%$¤### the alvar fields ###¤$%\~~,
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,,,,,~\\$# from north to south, thirty odd #$\\~,,,,,
,~~%$¤#### kilometers. from west to east, four ####¤$%~~,
,,,,~\$¤## thousand meters. from topsoil to stone, ##¤$\~,,,,
,~~\%$¤### a foot or two. no roots can fester, no ###¤$%\~~,
,~~\%$¤### dust can linger. ###¤$%\~~,
,~~\%$¤### ###¤$%\~~,
,,,,,,~%%¤ here is earth, clay, and sturdy low ¤%%~,,,,,,
,~~\%$¤### plants. bushes frame the strip. the ###¤$%\~~,
,~~\%¤#### earth is bare in patches as large as ####¤%\~~,
,,,~~\\$## you and me. ##$\\~~,,,
,~~\\\%$## ##$%\\\~~,
,,,,,~\%%¤ cross it to get to the ocean, or don't ¤%%\~,,,,,
,~~\%%$$¤# to stay where you are. #¤$$%%\~~,
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