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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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