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,:~\%@¤@## ##@¤@%\~:,
,:~\%@¤@## ##@¤@%\~:,
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,,:~~%%@¤# #¤@%%~~:,,
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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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