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.,~;§§%@@@ ................ @@@%§§;~,.
.,~;§%@@@# THE ALVAR FIELDS #@@@%§;~,.
.,~;§@@@## %%%#@#@#@#@#@%%% ##@@@§;~,.
.,~;§%@@@# #@@@%§;~,.
.....,~§@@ 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 @@@@%§;~,.
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.,~;§§§@@@ 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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