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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.             @,@@,@@,@,
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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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