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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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§§§¨¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨§§§§¨¨§§§