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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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