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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.               ¨¨¨¨:\\%%§
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##@§%†\~:¨ Cross It  To Get To  The Ocean, Or Don'T ¨:~\†%§@##
#@§†\~~:¨¨          To Stay Where You Are.          ¨¨:~~\†§@#
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