,,,,=:$$¤@ @¤$$:=,,,,
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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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