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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. @@@@%*=»-,
,,,,,-=*%@ @%*=-,,,,,
,-»=*%@@## CROSS IT TO GET TO THE OCEAN, OR DON'T ##@@%*=»-,
,,,,,-=%%@ TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE. @%%=-,,,,,
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