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,:~=$@#### ####@$=~:,
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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. ####@$=~:,
,,:~=$@### ###@$=~:,,
,,,:~=$@## cross it to get to the ocean, or don't ##@$=~:,,,
,,,,:~=$@# to stay where you are. #@$=~:,,,,
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