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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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