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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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