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