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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 ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨ 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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¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
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§§¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨