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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. &&¨¨&&&&¨¨
&¨&¨&&&&¨& &¨&¨&¨¨¨&¨
&&&&&¨¨¨&& 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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