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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. @*:»,,,,,,
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,^»:†*@@@@ CROSS IT TO GET TO THE OCEAN, OR DON'T @@@@*†:»^,
,^»:†*@@## TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE. ##@@*†:»^,
,,,^^:†*@# #@*†:^^,,,
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