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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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