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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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