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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
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/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Earth  Is Bare  In Patches As  Large  As ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
*/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨               You And Me.                ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/*
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