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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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