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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. ¤§*:=~,,,,
,,,,,~=:*§ §*:=~,,,,,
,,,,,,~=:* CROSS IT TO GET TO THE OCEAN, OR DON'T *:=~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~=: TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE. :=~,,,,,,,
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